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
Salomonsa-lo-MAWN (French)French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Navneet-Indian (Sikh)
Hyacinthus-Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
GreerGREERScottish, English (Rare)
Alim-Arabic, Uyghur
GeorgiaJOR-jə (English)English, Greek