think on one's feet

Example Sentences

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The fellows read the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, took an improv-themed class on how to think on one’s feet and present oneself in the workplace, and went on field trips, including to the site of the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal

Part of the skill involved is being able to think on one’s feet and make those objections in a timely and accurate way to preserve them for appeal.

From Slate

These interjectory phrases allude to the inability to concentrate or think on one’s feet.

From Forbes

“A phone scam is much more dangerous because one has to think on one’s feet,” he says.

From Washington Post

It is best to jot down bullet points and remain flexible enough to think on one's feet, says Fox.

From Nature