retomber sur ses pieds

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retomber sur ses pieds

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  1. familiar, figuratively Se tirer heureusement d’une occasion fâcheuse, se trouver dans la même situation qu’auparavant. Il retombe toujours sur ses pieds.

Similar: retomber sur ses pattes

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"retomber sur ses pieds." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/retomber%20sur%20ses%20pieds. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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retomber sur ses pieds. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/retomber%20sur%20ses%20pieds

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"retomber sur ses pieds." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/retomber%20sur%20ses%20pieds.

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@misc{retomber_sur_ses_pieds_2026,
  title = {retomber sur ses pieds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/retomber%20sur%20ses%20pieds},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}