American Idiom: land on one’s feet
To land on one’s feet means to overcome a bad or difficult situation and to be in a good position. You can also say to ‘fall on one’s feet’ in place of ‘to land on one’s feet.
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Video Transcript
After going through some difficult times, Charles just landed on his feet.
What’s the meaning of ‘landed on his feet’ here?
It means that Charles has just overcome whatever difficulties he had.‘To land on one’s feet’ means to overcome a bad or difficult situation and to be in a good position. You can also say ‘to fall on one’s feet’ in place of ‘to land on one’s feet.
Here are example sentences :
I will land on my feet no matter what happens. Or, you can say, I will fall on my feet no matter what happens.
Don’t worry about Sharon. She will manage to land on her feet. Or, you can say, she will manage to fall on her feet.
Let’s do an exercise so that you can better remember the idiom.
For each question, replace a word or words in a sentence with the idiom so that the meaning of the sentence is not changed. You have five seconds per question.
Question 1:
Charles couldn’t overcome his depression for many months after his mom passed away.
Charles couldn’t land on his feet (or fall on his feet) for many months after his mom passed away.
Question 2:
The company is successful while other companies are struggling.
The company lands on its feet (or falls on its feet) while other companies are struggling.
Practice makes perfect!
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Land on one’s feet.
More questions here!
Question 1:
This is a company that tends to overcome it’s difficulties.
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Question 2:
After some ups and downs, Ella has overcome it.
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