land on one's feet/both feet
с честью выйти из неблагоприятной ситуации
My friend is capable of landing on both feet no matter how difficult the situation is.
Другие идиомы:
- live off the fat of the land
- get one's feet wet
- sweep (someone) off his or her feet
- have one foot in the grave
- lay of the land
- balls of one's feet
- follow in (someone's) footsteps
- land up (somewhere or in some situation)
- keep one's feet on the ground
- have a lead foot
- start off on the wrong foot
- land of Nod
- get cold feet
- put one's foot down (about something)
- get to one's feet