fall on one's feet in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"fall on one's feet" meaning in English

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