land on one's feet

• fall on one's feet

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land on one's feet (third-person singular simple present lands on one's feet, present participle landing on one's feet, simple past and past participle landed on one's feet)

1. (idiomatic) To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.

   Antonym: fall on one's face

• on the right foot
• stick the landing