As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shakespeare.
A man must doe as some wilde beasts, which at the entrance of their caves, will have no manner of footing seene.