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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land on one's feet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
land on one's feet
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.

Inflected Forms

lands on one's feet (present, singular) landing on one's feet (participle, present) landed on one's feet (participle, past) landed on one's feet (past) fall on one's feet (alternative)

Phrases

on the right foot stick the landing

Frequently Paired Words

on the right foot stick the landing

Antonyms

fall on one's face

Questions

What does land on one's feet mean?
To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.

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