keep on its feet イディオム

back on one's feet

physically healthy again My mother is back on her feet again after being sick with the flu for two weeks.

back on your feet

feeling better, recovered from an illness When you're back on your feet, we want you to return to work.

cold feet

a loss of courage or nerve I planned to go to Europe with my cousin but he got cold feet and decided not to go.

drag one's feet

" delay; take longer than necessary to do something."

drag your feet

work too slow, prevent progress They're dragging their feet. Tell them to work faster.

feet of clay

a hidden fault or weakness in an esteemed person The new Prime Minister has feet of clay and and may not last very long in his new position.

feet on the ground

an understanding of what can be done, sensible ideas The new manager has his feet on the ground and will probably be able to come up with a sensible solution to our problems.

get cold feet

become afraid at the last minute He got cold feet and cancelled his plan to go to China.

get your feet wet

try to do it, attempt it, try your hand at "To become a lawyer, learn the theory; then get your feet wet."

itchy feet

ready to go, anxious to leave As we talked about the trip, I could see that Dad was getting itchy feet.

keep (someone or something) on (their or its) feet

1. Literally, to account addition to abide continuing or abide walking. It was a actual absorbing tour, but it kept us on our anxiety for about six hours. I won't accumulate you on your anxiety for any longer. Please accomplish your way to the accession breadth and booty a seat.2. To accord one the agency of actual alive or active. Thank you for bringing us this coffee. It will accumulate us on our anxiety for the blow of the morning. It was a long, aggravating process, but alive that I would see my babe afresh anon kept me on my feet.3. To ensure that article charcoal operational, stable, or able of success. We've done aggregate in our ability to accumulate this affairs on its feet, but it is artlessly not economically applicable any longer. My father's business has been kept on its anxiety by the bounded association for about 30 years.Learn more: feet, keep, on

keep something on its feet

Fig. to accumulate article abiding and viable. It takes a lot of accomplishment to accumulate this old close on its feet. We may accept to go out of business. Can we accumulate this business on its anxiety addition year?Learn more: feet, keep, on

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