"fall on one's feet" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: falls on one's feet [present, singular, third-person], falling on one's feet [participle, present], fell on one's feet [past], fallen on one's feet [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> on one's feet}} fall on one's feet (third-person singular simple present falls on one's feet, present participle falling on one's feet, simple past fell on one's feet, past participle fallen on one's feet)
  1. Alternative form of land on one's feet Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: land on one's feet
    Sense id: en-fall_on_one's_feet-en-verb-jNvUB3rN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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