English / idiom
Sea Legs
MEANING IN ENGLISH
The ability to stay balanced on a moving vessel; the capacity to adapt to difficult new conditions.
In context
01
It took the entrepreneur several chaotic months to finally find her sea legs in the new industry.
02
Once you get your sea legs after moving abroad, independence feels deeply liberating.
Synonyms
balance,equilibrium,stability
Antonyms
disorientation,instability,helplessness
Collocations
find one's sea legs,get one's sea legs,regain sea legs