Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable/Siccis pedibus

by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Siccis pedibus [with dry feet]. Metaphorically, without notice.

"It may be worth noticing that both Mrs. Shelley and Mr. Rossetti pass over the line siccis pedibus."—Notes and Queries (26th May, 1893, p. 417).