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quick on one's feet

quick on one's feet adjective: sharp-witted.

Adjective

quick on one's feet

  1. (idiomatic) sharp-witted.
    • The lightest moment of the night came before its heaviest, when Macca began “Blackbird” but screwed up a lyric, singing “take these sunken eyes and learn to fly” instead of “take these sunken eyes and learn to see.” The Beatle was quick on his feet, pointing a finger of blame at the man who’d been...2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026

Questions about quick on one's feet

What does quick on one's feet mean?
Quick on one's feet means sharp-witted.
What part of speech is quick on one's feet?
Quick on one's feet is an adjective.

Words near quick on one's feet in the dictionary

  1. quick links
  2. quick match
  3. quick matches
  4. quick mud
  5. quick off the mark
  6. quick on one's feet
  7. quick on the draw
  8. quick on the uptake
  9. quick pitch
  10. quick pitches
  11. quick ratio

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