Regain One's Feet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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regain one's feet What does regain one's feet mean?	to stand up again after falling or stumbling	My father quickly regained his feet after falling on the sidewalk.
regain one's feet What does regain one's feet mean?	to stand up again after falling, to become independent after financial difficulties	I quickly regained my feet after almost falling on the sidewalk.
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by the skin of one's teeth What does "by the skin of one's teeth" mean?	: barely succeed in doing something.	"I'll have to start earlier the next time. This time Ionly finished by the skin of my teeth."

headhunt What does "headhunt" mean?	to search for qualified individuals to fill certain positions	The company is now headhunting in order to find a new president.
lean toward (doing something) What does "lean toward (doing something)" mean?	tend toward doing something	At the moment we are leaning toward buying a laptop computer rather than a desktop computer.
find fault with (someone or something) What does "find fault with (someone or something)" mean?	to criticize someone or something, to complain about something	My boss finds fault with everything that I do.
put (someone) down as (something bad) What does "put (someone) down as (something bad)" mean?	to judge that someone is bad or undesirable in some way	The store clerk immediately put the young man down as someone who may steal something in the store.
get down to the facts What does "get down to the facts" mean?	begin to discuss things that matter, get to the truth	As soon as the trial began the lawyers began to get down to the facts of the case.
die off What does "die off" mean?	to die one after another until the number is small	The house plants began to die off as soon as we moved to a new apartment.

Ace up your sleeve What does "Ace up your sleeve" mean?	If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.
conk out What does "conk out" mean?	to fall asleep quickly with great fatigue	As soon as we returned from the hike I conked out in front of the TV.
a lone wolf What does "a lone wolf" mean?	someone who prefers to spend time alone and has few friends	The boy was a lone wolf and spent most of his time alone.

American Idioms and Expressions

Regain One's Feet Idiom