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keep one's feet

[keep one's feet] {v. phr.}

To keep from falling or slipping down; keep your balance; remain standing.

/The boy stumbled on the stairs but was able to keep his feet./

Compare: REGAIN ONE'S FEET.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2010

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