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hiromi525
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 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: He got to his feet. |
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I often find the expression like a " He got to his feet." or "He pushed himself to his feet."
Does this simply mean "He stood up" or "He got up"? |
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CP
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Yes. But it can also be used figuratively, to mean that someone who was figuratively down was able to recover.
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