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Phrase(s): *back on one’s feet
1. Lit. standing up again after a fall. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) • She struggled to get back on her feet after she fell. 2. Fig. recovered from an illness and out of one’s sickbed. *Typically: be ~; get ~.) • I will go back to work as soon as I get back on my feet. • I want to get back on my feet as soon as possible. 3. Fig. recovered from anything, especially financial problems. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) • I can’t afford to buy a car until I get a job and get back on my feet. • I’ll get back on my feet as soon as I start working again.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs