off one's feet
Example Sentences
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A favorite practice of her British mother, the lie-down is just what it sounds like: a short stint off one’s feet.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024
The opening of one of the complimentary odes, "Celebrate this festival," fairly carries one off one's feet with the excess of jubilation in the rollicking rhythm and living melody of it.
From Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians by Runciman, John F.
Don't think that it sounds vain, but people have such a habit of almost carrying one off one's feet.
From Nobody's Man by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
"The wind is enough to carry one off one's feet; though, to be sure, it's quiet enough here."
From The Marriage of Elinor by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
In short, keeping off one's feet is the most efficient remedy for the treatment of frequent urination in pregnant women.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
