be on one's feet

be on one's feet
(be (или get) on one's feet)
1) стать на ноги, поправиться (после болезни)

You look right as rain, Mr. Carmody; you'll be on your feet again in a week... (E. O'Connor, ‘The Edge of Sadness’, part III, ch. X) — У вас совсем хороший вид, мистер Кармоди, через неделю станете на ноги...

2) стоять на ногах (или стать на ноги), быть (или стать) независимым, самостоятельным, материально обеспеченным (тж. stand on one's own feet)

He rented a cheap room in a semi-respectable neighbourhood... because he wanted to keep out of the run of intellectual life and hide until he could get on his feet. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The ‘Genius’’, book II, ch. XVII) — Он снял дешевую комнату в не слишком фешенебельном районе... единственно потому, что ему хотелось держаться подальше от образованной публики и не попадаться на глаза, пока он не станет на ноги.

Perhaps, unconsciously, she had been trying to demonstrate to him she could do without him; stand on her own feet and support herself by her work. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 68) — Быть может, Лора безотчетно старалась доказать Альфу, что она может просуществовать и без него: устоит на ногах, будет работать и прокормит себя.

If you like to run after 'em, of course that's your affair. But they'd be better if they began to look after themselves. Stand on their own feet. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Daylight on Saturday’, ch. 19) — Если вам нравится с ними нянчиться, что ж, нянчитесь на здоровье. Но вашим детям было бы полезнее все делать для себя самим. Встать на собственные ноги.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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Смотреть что такое "be on one's feet" в других словарях:

  • dead on one's feet — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very tired but still standing or walking; too tired to do more; exhausted. * /Jimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he s dead on his feet./ * /After the soldiers march all night, they are dead …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dead on one's feet — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very tired but still standing or walking; too tired to do more; exhausted. * /Jimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he s dead on his feet./ * /After the soldiers march all night, they are dead …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • think on one's feet — {v. phr.} To think quickly; answer or act without waiting; know what to do or say right away. * /A good basketball player can think on his feet./ * /Our teacher can think on his feet; he always has an answer ready when we ask him questions./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • think on one's feet — {v. phr.} To think quickly; answer or act without waiting; know what to do or say right away. * /A good basketball player can think on his feet./ * /Our teacher can think on his feet; he always has an answer ready when we ask him questions./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • land\ on\ one's\ feet — • land on one s feet • land on both feet v. phr. informal To get yourself out of trouble without damage or injury and sometimes with a gain; be successful no matter what happens. No matter what trouble he gets into, he always seems to land on his …   Словарь американских идиом

  • carry --- off one's feet — See: KNOCK OFF ONE S FEET, SWEEP OFF ONE S FEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • knock off one's feet — {v. phr.} To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. * /Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./ * /When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./ Compare: BOWL OVER(2), SWEEP… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • carry --- off one's feet — See: KNOCK OFF ONE S FEET, SWEEP OFF ONE S FEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • knock off one's feet — {v. phr.} To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. * /Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./ * /When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./ Compare: BOWL OVER(2), SWEEP… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • carry\ ---\ off\ one's\ feet — See: knock off one s feet, sweep off one s feet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • knock\ off\ one's\ feet — v. phr. To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet. When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes. Compare: bowl over(2), sweep off one s… …   Словарь американских идиом


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