Put your feet up Definition 1 of 1Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use Used in casual conversations, not in professional or formal settings. I can't wait to finish this hike and put my feet up. Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Sense Means to relax; doesn't necessarily involve physically raising your feet. After the exams, I'm going to put my feet up for the whole weekend. Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal It's an idiom; you don't always put your feet up physically when you say it. Let's finish this project so we can put our feet up.