think on one's feet

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === think on one's feet (third-person singular simple present thinks on one's feet, present participle thinking on one's feet, simple past and past participle thought on one's feet) (idiomatic) When one is in the middle of a process, activity, or conversation, to adjust rapidly, effectively, and intelligently to new developments or changing circumstances. ==== Synonyms ==== extemporize, improvise ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== make it up as one goes along