单词 | think on one's feet |
释义 | think on one's feetSEE SYNONYMS FOR think on one's feet ON THESAURUS.COM React quickly, be mentally agile, as in Reporters bombarded him with difficult questions, but Bill was very good at thinking on his feet. This expression uses on one's feet in the sense of “wide awake, alertly.” [First half of 1900s] Words nearby think on one's feetthinking, thinking cap, thinking through, think little of, think nothing of, think on one's feet, think out, think over, think piece, think positive, think tank The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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