IdiomBody & Senses
English
Englishput someone back on their feet
Meaning: To help someone recover, financially, physically or emotionally.
Example: “A small loan from her cousin put her back on her feet after the fire.”
Origin: Standing upright as a picture of health and independence; the phrase is found from the 19th century.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Remettre en selle Literally: To put back in the saddle
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- 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.
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