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2011.07.12  (Review of 2007.10.02 edition)

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BACK ON YOUR FEET   回復する

Explanation

  • If you are back on your feet, you have returned to physical or financial health.
  • back on your feet とは、肉体が健康な状態、あるいは財政が健全な状態に戻る、つまり、回復する、という意味です。

BACK ON YOUR FEET

examples

  1. (supervisor to employee in the hospital)
    a: How soon do you think you'll be able to return to the office? We miss you there.
    b: The doctor thinks I should be back on my feet in another week or so.
  2. a: How's the business going? Back on your feet yet?
    b: We're not just back on our feet. Business is positively booming!
  3. I realize that the staff hasn't had a pay raise in three years, but until we get the business back on its feet, a wage increase is simply out of the question.
  4. The firm hired a high-priced CEO and hopes that he'll be able to put them back on their feet again.

英会話レッスンMind your step!