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get sea legs

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get your sea legs

to get used to a new situation. After graduating from college he went to Chicago to get his sea legs by working in radio.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of getting used to being on a moving ship

See also: leg, sea

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get over and done with
get own back
get own way
get real
get religion
get rocks off
get rolling

get sea legs
get shit together
get short shrift
get short shrift from
get shot of
Get skates on
get soaked to the skin
get somewhere

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