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quick on one's feet en · ADJ
Meanings
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(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 to 146 shows. “Let’s start that again. Oh, God.”
2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026: