idiom · informal
land on one's feet
UK/lænd ɒn wʌnz fiːt/US/lænd ɑn wʌnz fiːt/LAND·on·one's·FEET
to end up in a good position after experiencing difficulties, often with an element of luck
Examples
“She lost her job but quickly landed on her feet with a better offer.”
“People who are adaptable usually land on their feet after setbacks.”
“Despite the bankruptcy, he somehow landed on his feet and started a new business.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a rough year of redundancies, she somehow landed on her feet with a remote job that suited her skills perfectly.”
Collocations
- luckily land on one's feet
- manage to land on your feet
Word family
Common mistakes
He landed in his feet.→He landed on his feet.
She land on her feet quickly.→She landed on her feet quickly.
Say it for a higher band
5get lucky→6get back on one's feet→7+land on one's feet
Synonyms
get back on one's feet
Easily confused
pull through
“Despite the surgery, he pulled through.”
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