grandmother’s footsteps
noun/ˌɡrænmʌðəz ˈfʊtsteps/
/ˌɡrænmʌðərz ˈfʊtsteps/
[uncountable] (British English)- a children’s game in which one player stands with their back to the other players, who try to walk towards them without being heard or seen to move when the player turns round
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
grandmother’s footsteps