sea legs

[sea legs] {n. phr.}

1. Adjustment to being in a boat that is rocking on the sea.

* /This is my first transatlantic trip so give me a day to get my sea legs before you make me dance./

2. Adjustment to a new job or situation.

* /"I have just been transferred here and I haven't found my sea legs yet," the new colleague joked./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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