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21 dead on its feet / dead on one’s feet
Dead on its feet / dead on one’s feetистощенныйAnn is so tired. She’s really dead on her feet.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > dead on its feet / dead on one’s feet
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22 have both (or one's) feet on the ground
(тж. have или keep one's, feet planted (firmly) on the ground, with one's feet planted (firmly) on the ground)cтoять нa peaльнoй пoчвe, oблaдaть здpaвым cмыcлoм, быть пpaктичным чeлoвeкoм'If my brother hadn't been with me I daresay I would have been talked into lending them the money.' 'Yes. It's a good job. John has both feet on the ground, since you haven't'. Other people dream of things they will never have; but she has her feet planted firmly on the groundConcise English-Russian phrasebook > have both (or one's) feet on the ground
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23 knock off one's feet
потрясти до глубины души (поразить, покорить)Winning first prize knocked her off her feet.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > knock off one's feet
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24 sweep someone off someone's feet
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > sweep someone off someone's feet
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25 fall on one's feet
быть везунчиком; плыть в руки; отделаться легким испугомEverything I want, she got: good marriage, good home, nice children. While I struggle through life, she falls on her feet.
Don't worry about Joe's losing his job two years in a row — he always falls on his feet.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fall on one's feet
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26 stagger to one's feet
с трудом подняться, с трудом стать на ногиVera staggered to her feet. She said: ‘I feel awful. I must go to bed...’ (A. Christie, ‘Ten Little Niggers’, ch. 4) — Вера с трудом поднялась. Она сказала: "Я себя ужасно чувствую и пойду спать..."
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27 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) acostumbrarse -
28 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) átta sig, aðlaga sig -
29 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) talpra áll -
30 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) controlar a situação -
31 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) yeni duruma/çevreye alışmak -
32 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) prilagoditi se -
33 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) tottua -
34 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) finne seg til rette -
35 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) ambientarsi -
36 find one's feet
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37 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) pozbierać się, stanąć pewnie na nogach -
38 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) nostāties uz kājām; kļūt patstāvīgam -
39 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) atsistoti ant kojų, prisitaikyti -
40 find one's feet
finna sig till rätta; börja kunna stå* * *(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.)
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