Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall on one's feet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: fal-l on one's feet
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of land on one's feet.

Example Sentences

""We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectly splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like.""

Inflected Forms

falls on one's feet (present, singular) falling on one's feet (participle, present) fell on one's feet (past) fallen on one's feet (participle, past)

Questions

What does fall on one's feet mean?: Alternative form of land on one's feet.

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