"thinking on one's feet" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of think on one's feet Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: think on one's feet
    Sense id: en-thinking_on_one's_feet-en-verb-G7aq5aop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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