Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

find one's legs

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: find- one's legs
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stand up, or to recover the use of one's legs, after having been drunk or otherwise incapacitated.

verb

To get used to something, or develop competence; to become habituated.

Example Sentences

"What’s more, Friends offers someone for everyone: a tall, dorky, insecure guy (David Schwimmer); a ditzy, guitar-strumming blonde (Lisa Kudrow); a handsome, jean-clad palooka (Matt LeBlanc); a sarcastic, 9-to-5-ing funnyman ([Matthew] Perry); a dark-haired, blue-eyed Veronica (Courteney Cox); and a spoiled suburban princess just finding her legs ([Jennifer] Aniston)."

Inflected Forms

finds one's legs (present, singular) finding one's legs (participle, present) found one's legs (participle, past) found one's legs (past)

Questions

What does find one's legs mean?: To stand up, or to recover the use of one's legs, after having been drunk or otherwise incapacitated.

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