| 单词 | fall on one's feet |
| 释义 | fall on one's feetAlso, land on one's feet. Overcome difficulties, be restored to a sound or stable condition. For example, Don't worry about Joe's losing his job two years in a row—he always falls on his feet, or The company went bankrupt, but the following year it was restructured and landed on its feet. This term alludes to the cat and its remarkable ability to land on its paws after falling from a great height. [Mid-1800s] Words nearby fall on one's feetFall of Man, Fall of Rome, fall on, fall on deaf ears, fall on one's face, fall on one's feet, fallopian, fallopian tube, fallopian tubes, Fallopio, Fallot's tetralogy 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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