Find One's Feet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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find one's feet What does find one's feet mean?	to become used to a new situation or experience	My uncle is finally finding his feet in his new job.
find one's feet What does find one's feet mean?	to become used to a new situation or experience	I was able to easily find my feet when I started my new job.
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at first What does "at first" mean?	initially, at the beginning	At first we had no plans for the weekend but finally we decided to go to a movie.

drop in the bucket What does "drop in the bucket" mean?	a small amount	The money that my friend repaid me was a drop in the bucket compared to what he owes.
pull down (something) What does "pull down (something)" mean?	to demolish something	The city decided to pull down the old office building rather than rebuild it.
sign up for (something) What does "sign up for (something)" mean?	to promise to do something by signing one`s name, to join something	My friend signs up for tennis lessons every summer but he never improves.
cash in (something) or cash (something) in What does " cash in (something) or cash (something) in" mean?	to exchange something for money	We will cash in the coupons because we need some money.
stand (someone) in good stead with (someone or something) What does "stand (someone) in good stead with (someone or something)" mean?	to be a great advantage to someone	It will stand you in good stead with the company if you do the extra work.
have a keen interest in (someone or something) What does "have a keen interest in (someone or something)" mean?	be very interested in someone or something	I have always had a keen interest in hiking and camping.
on and on What does "on and on" mean?	continually, at tedious length	The speech continued on and on until we finally left the meeting.
neither fish nor fowl What does "neither fish nor fowl" mean?	something that does not belong to a definite group/category	I do not know what you should call the strange food. It is neither fish nor fowl.
elbow (someone) out of (somewhere) What does "elbow (someone) out of (somewhere)" mean?	to pressure someone out of somewhere	The woman elbowed the other shoppers out of the way so that she could buy some shoes.
roll in What does "roll in" mean?	to arrive in great numbers or quantity	The money has been rolling in since we started the new franchise.
compare apples and oranges What does "compare apples and oranges" mean?	to compare two things that are not similar and should not be compared	It was like comparing apples and oranges when we compared our new boss to our old boss.

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Find One's Feet Idiom