idiom · neutral
be back on your feet
UK/biː bæk ɒn jɔː feːts/US/bi bæk ɑn jʊr fiːt/be·BACK·on·your·FEET
speakingtask2
to have recovered from an illness or from difficulties and be able to function normally
Examples
“After a month in hospital, she was finally back on her feet.”
“The company was struggling, but now it's back on its feet financially.”
“Give him two weeks and he should be back on his feet.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a month in hospital, she was finally back on her feet and ready to return to work.”
Collocations
- be back on your feet after surgery
- get back on your feet financially
Word family
be back on your feet idiom/verb phraseget back on your feet verb phrase
Common mistakes
be back on the feet→be back on your feet
trở lại trên chân của bạn (dịch đen)→be back on your feet = hồi phục
Say it for a higher band
5recover→6get better→7+be back on your feet
Synonyms
recover
Easily confused
recover
“She recovered quickly after the operation.”
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