"light on one's feet" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-light on one's feet.ogg [Australia] Forms: more light on one's feet [comparative], most light on one's feet [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} light on one's feet (comparative more light on one's feet, superlative most light on one's feet)
  1. nimble, light-footed Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-light_on_one's_feet-en-adj-u4wajcFc Disambiguation of LGBT: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 89 11
  2. (informal, euphemistic) effeminate, homosexual Tags: euphemistic, informal
    Sense id: en-light_on_one's_feet-en-adj-QdIrTgUK Categories (other): English euphemisms

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