- fall on one's feet
- счастливо отделаться, удачно выйти из трудного положения
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
fall on one's feet
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fall on one's feet — 1. To achieve a successful outcome to a difficult situation 2. To have unexpected good fortune • • • Main Entry: ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
fall on one's feet — ► land (or fall) on one s feet have good luck or success. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
fall on one's feet — land upright on one s feet; pull through, surmount or overcome hardship; recover, be rehabilitated … English contemporary dictionary
fall over one's feet — verb To hasten. Show me the rest of the house, I said, to distract him. He fell over his feet to oblige … Wiktionary
land (or fall) on one's feet — have good luck or success. → land … English new terms dictionary
land on one's feet — ► land (or fall) on one s feet have good luck or success. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
To fall into one's hands — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fall on one's face — verb To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner. Judge Charles R. Richey last week tried to apply some firm rules of law to such indelicate situations. He came close to succeeding, then fell on his face. Ant: land on ones… … Wiktionary
put one on one's feet — See: ON ONE S FEET(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
put one on one's feet — See: ON ONE S FEET(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
land on one's feet — verb To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations. Ant: fall on ones face … Wiktionary
