be on one's feet
meaning = واقف = a- be standing
The crowd was on its feet for the last ten seconds
يتعافى b- Fully recovered, as after an illness
The patient is on her feet again
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2) fall on one's feet
meaning =حظا سعيدا = have good luck
Although he was completely surrounded, the thief fell on his feet and managed to get away with all the things he had stolen
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3) have feet of clay
meaning = يكون جبان أو ضعيف =be weak or coward
Some of the greatest geniuses in history had feet of clay
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4) keep one's feet
meaning = لا يقع = not fall
It is difficult to keep on one's feet when walking on ice
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5) put one's feet up
meaning =يرتاح = rest
All I want is to put my feet up when I finish working on this project
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6) put one's foot down
meaning = يعارض = protest
ًWhen you feel you've been treated unfairly, you should always put your foot down
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7) keep to oneself
meaning = يبتعد عن الناس = stay away from other people
Our neighbor is very quiet and likes to keep to herself
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8) put one's foot in one's mouth
meaning = يقول شيء من غير المقبول قوله في موقف ما say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation
I put my foot in my mouth and said that I didn't like fish just before my friends served fish at their dinner party
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9) talk through one's hat
meaning = يبالغ في الحديث = to make exaggerated or inaccurate statements about something
The man is always talking through his hat and you never know if you can believe him or not
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10) come hat in hand
meaning = يأتي معتذرا =come apologizing
When Jack realized he had been rude to her, he came with his hat in hand
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11) pass or send round the hat
meaning = يطلب أو يجمع المال لغرض ما =to ask for or to collect money for some project
We passed the hat in order to raise money for the movie projector
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12) throw that hat in the air
meaning =يكون سعيدا و متحمسا = be happy and excited
When Tom heard the good results he threw his hat in the air
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13) keep something under one's hat
meaning = يبقي او يكتم السر =keep secret about
He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants to keep it under his hat
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14) keep the home fires burning
meaning = يبقي الأمور تسير على شكلها المعتاد في غياب الشخص = keep things going as usual while someone is away
Don`t worry about anything. I will stay home and keep the home fires burning while you are on your holiday
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15) keep the lid on something
meaning = يتكتم على شيء ماkeep something quiet
The hospital worked hard to keep the lid on the drug scandal
( تقرير عن مشاركة سيئة )، و الموجودة أسفل كل مشاركة .
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