| 单词 | on to one's feet |
| 释义 | > as lemmason to one's feet (a) Into a standing position; upright. Also on to one's feet, (frequently) to one's feet. Also: in a standing position. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > be in state of health [verb (intransitive)] > be in good health on one's feetOE the world > action or operation > prosperity > cause to prosper or flourish [verb (transitive)] > put (a person) in prosperous condition on one's feetOE to set upa1616 to set (a person) on (also upon) his (also her, etc.) legs1632 the mind > will > free will > act of own free will [verb (intransitive)] > be self-reliant on one's feetOE the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > be sensible [phrase] on one's feetOE an old head on (also upon) young shoulders1591 to know enough to come in out of the rain1599 to have the (good) sense to (do something)1620 to have a (good, wise, etc.) head on (also upon) one's shoulders1659 to know enough to come (or go) in when it rains1797 to come (also get) down to brass tacks (or nails)1897 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > estimate [phrase] > by its merits on one's feetOE OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xi. 99 Benedictus hine het arisan, ac he ne dorste ætforan ðam halgan were on his fotum gestandan. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. clxxxxii/1 Anone the chyld aroos rizt vpon his feet. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxviiv/1 Anone he rose vpon his fete ayen & neuerthelesse he wolde not ete but sette hymselfe to praye god. a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) l. 44 (MED) Vppe vppon his fete he was a non. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Moses xxix A Then Iacob gat him vp vpon his fete; and wente in to the east countre, & loked aboute him. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 991 Then the Romanes sodainely rose vpon their feete, and with the darts that they threwe from them, they slue the formost, and put the rest to flight. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 22 He could not possibly cause him [sc. a horse] to get up on his feet. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) To get On ones Feet, Se lever. 1717 N. Griffith The Leek: a Poem 23 He backward reel'd. Yet soon again recov'ring to his Feet, Hasted th' advancing Enemy to meet. 1777 J. Richardson Dict. Persian, Arabic & Eng. I. 242 An indolent, languid woman, rising slowly upon her feet. 1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 84 The bishops..hastened to raise the king to his feet. 1877 M. T. Walworth Warwick xxxiii. 307 Montrose Earle sprang to his feet and drew a revolver. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xi. 217 It can bite with its forceps, and chew with its jaws.., and yet it cannot get on to its feet. 1945 Times 9 May 4/2 Mr. Churchill entered, and members leapt to their feet to cheer him. 1988 J. Trollope Choir v. 78 Alexander sat through the meeting, rose to his feet only once to make an eloquent but not wholly relevant speech. 2013 W. Sutcliffe Wall 273 In an instant, she's up on her feet, shouting something. < as lemmas |
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