back on your feet

Meaning

This expression means to recover from an illness, injury, or financial setback and return to a normal, healthy, or stable state. It is a warm, encouraging phrase often used when wishing someone well or celebrating their recovery.

Examples

• It took him a month to get back on his feet after the surgery.

  It took him a month to get back on his feet after the surgery.

• We lent her some money to help her get back on her feet after she lost her job.

  We lent her some money to help her get back on her feet after she lost her job.

• I'm glad to see you back on your feet and smiling again.

  I'm glad to see you back on your feet and smiling again.

• It's tough starting over, but I know you'll get back on your feet in no time.

  It's tough starting over, but I know you'll get back on your feet in no time.

• The business struggled during the pandemic, but it's finally back on its feet.

  The business struggled during the pandemic, but it's finally back on its feet.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to get back on my foot.

  ✓ I need to get back on my feet.

  The expression always uses the plural noun 'feet', even if referring to a single person's recovery.

• ✗ He is back to his feet.

  ✓ He is back on his feet.

  The correct preposition to use here is 'on', not 'to'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• After losing his business, it took him years to get ___.

  💡 To become financially stable again.

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  back on his feet

• I hope this medicine gets you ___ soon!

  💡 Recovered and healthy again.

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  back on your feet