put someone back on their feet

Meaning: To help someone recover, financially, physically or emotionally.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Example: “A small loan from her cousin put her back on her feet after the fire.”

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: Standing upright as a picture of health and independence; the phrase is found from the 19th century.

Equivalents in other languages

Aunt Flo is visiting — A euphemism for having one's menstrual period.
laugh one's head off — To laugh very loudly and for a long time.
in one's birthday suit — Completely naked.
go under the knife — To have a surgical operation.
only have eyes for — To be interested in or attracted to one person only.
shoot oneself in the foot — To damage one's own interests through a foolish action.

go down fighting — To keep struggling until the very end, even when defeat is certain.
none of your beeswax — A playful way of saying "none of your business."
that's all she wrote — That is the end of it; there is nothing more.
the butt of the joke — The person everyone laughs at or makes fun of.
roll in the hay — To have casual sex.
thick as a brick — Very stupid.

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter. — A 'b / t / tt' plosive drill that bounces between Betty, butter, and bitter.
She sells seashells by the seashore. — The definitive 's' versus 'sh' alternation — the tongue has to switch place of articulati…
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. — A relentless 'p' plosive drill; a peck is an old dry measure of about nine litres.