on one's legs
The phrase "on one's legs" is often used to describe physical health, independence, and public speaking.
Definition
B2Health
(informal)Being well enough to move around after an illness or injury.
Example
- After weeks of bed rest, she's finally back on her legs.
B2Independence
(general)Being self-reliant or in a stable position.
Example
- After years of hard work, he is now on his legs and doesn't need financial support.
C1Public Speaking
(formal)Standing up to deliver a speech or participate in a discussion.
Example
- He was nervous to be on his legs in front of such a large audience.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "on one's legs":
on one's feetout on one's feetfind one's legshave legson one's backon one's last legsstand onfeet on the groundlight on one's feetoff one's boxsteady onall standingunder one's own steamon one's headhandle oneselfstand up withstand upflat on one's backat a standstanding on one's headon one's kneesget one's leg overon the right footon the back footon footon tiptoestand inpick oneself up off the flooron someone's backstay upsea legson someone's handson the front footon one's sidenew legs