get sea legs



get your sea legs

to get used to a new situation After graduating from college he went to Chicago to get his sea legs by working in radio.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of getting used to being on a moving ship
See also: get, leg, sea

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Peregrinus-Late Roman
Yaromil-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Foster['fɔstə]
BiffBIFEnglish (Rare)
Jovian-Ancient Roman (Anglicized)
Pinchas-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew