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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: land on one's feet | "She hires Frank as her driver, doesn't know him from Adam, marries him a month later and then they move into that place together in Knightsbridge! I mean, all due respect to the guy, what's a woman like her doing with a bloke like him. Maybe Frank just landed on his feet. She's obviously worth a bob or two".
What does the sentence "Maybe Frank just landed on his feet" mean in this particular context? |
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| | to be very lucky that things have turned out so well | Explanation:
metaphor: if you fall a short distance, and land on your feet, you will be OK. If, as is more likely, you land otherwise, you could break and arm, a leg, ribe etc. So to land on one's feet is to arrive at the best possible outcome. |
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