fall on your feet

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to be lucky in finding yourself in a good situation, or in getting out of a difficult situation

In the movies · 8

• I mean, you landed on your feet.Shazam!2019
• And your coat. General, you have fallen on your feet.The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943
• Are you sure Yeah I always land on my feetThe World's End2013

Learn it in full scenes

• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943
  • War Starts at Midnight
  • The Home Guard Exercise Turns Real
  • General Wynne-Candy Is Taken Prisoner

From the same entry

• be rushed off your feet
• feet first
• get a foot in the door
• get off on the right foot
• get your feet wet
• have feet of clay
• have your feet on the ground
• have a foot in both camps
• have one foot in the grave
• …my foot
• on your feet
• put your best foot forward

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• have a go
• that's her problem
• in a nutshell
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• on the side
• in your heart
• of all people
• have your cake and eat it
• that will do
• with your tail between your legs
• i promise you
• beat hell out of