(1) 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
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
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
4) keep one's feet
meaning = لا يقع = not fall
It is difficult to keep on one's feet when walking on ice
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
6) put one's foot down
meaning = يعارض = protest
ًWhen you feel you've been treated
unfairly, you should always put your foot down
7) keep to oneself
meaning = يبتعد عن الناس = stay away from other people
Our neighbor is very quiet and likes to
keep to herself
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
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
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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