Find your feet?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="find">find</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renting">renting</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="find">find</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="advises">advises</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="whether">whether</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="With">With</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> – <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>’ <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sympathize">sympathize</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>”, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>, <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>. <span word="Babies">Babies</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>, <span word="crawl">crawl</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wobble">wobble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="foothold">foothold</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span>, <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p>
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