land on one's feet

verb

To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.

Opposite
fall on one's face
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Meanings

verbland on one's feet (third-person singular simple present lands on one's feet, present participle landing on one's feet, simple past and past participle landed on one's feet)

present singular third person lands on one's feet · participle present landing on one's feet · participle past landed on one's feet · past landed on one's feet · alternative fall on one's feet

  1. idiomaticTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.

    Antonyms: fall on one's face

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.

Opposite
fall on one's face

Translations

Finnish selvitä, pärjätä
  • selvitäTranslations
  • pärjätäTranslations
  • pudota jaloilleenTranslations
French retomber sur ses pattes
  • retomber sur ses pattesTranslations
Italian cadere in piedi
  • cadere in piediTranslations
Polish spadać na cztery łapy, spaść na cztery łapy
  • spadać na cztery łapyTranslations
  • spaść na cztery łapyTranslations
Spanish caer de pie
  • caer de pieTranslations
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APA

land on one's feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20on%20one's%20feet

MLA

“land on one's feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20on%20one's%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land on one's feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20on%20one's%20feet.

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