land on one's feet

English

Alternative forms

• fall on one's feet

Pronunciation

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Verb

land on one's feet (third-person singular simple present lands on one's feet, present participle landing on one's feet, simple past and past participle landed on one's feet)

1. (idiomatic) To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.

   Antonym: fall on one's face

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: selvitä (fi), pärjätä (fi), pudota jaloilleen
• French: retomber sur ses pattes (fr)
• Italian: cadere in piedi
• Polish: spadać na cztery łapy impf, spaść na cztery łapy (pl) pf
• Spanish: caer de pie

See also

• on the right foot
• stick the landing