keep on its feet



keep something on its feet

Fig. to keep something stable and viable. It takes a lot of effort to keep this old firm on its feet. We may have to go out of business. Can we keep this business on its feet another year?
See also: feet, keep, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zhelyazko-Bulgarian
ChrissieKRIS-eeEnglish
Puneet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Lewi-Biblical Hebrew
VÍGdÍS-Ancient Scandinavian
JoakimYO-ah-kim (Swedish), YO-ah-keem (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Macedonian