on one's legs

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on one's legs

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Standing up, especially in order to deliver a speech.
In an independent position.
Similar: on one's feet, upon one's legs

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"on one's legs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20legs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"on one's legs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20legs.

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@misc{on_one_s_legs_2026,
  title = {on one's legs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20legs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}