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"The PM asked about edge cases I hadn't considered—I had to think on my feet."
"Great job in that client call! You really thought on your feet when they asked about the timeline."
"The reviewer challenged my approach live, so I had to think on my feet to explain my reasoning."
"During the demo, the feature broke. The team thought on their feet and showed an alternative workflow."
"We should practice thinking on our feet for unexpected questions in sprint reviews."
"If stakeholders change priorities mid-meeting, we'll need to think on our feet."
"When debugging live with a senior dev, you have to think on your feet and explain your logic clearly."
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think on (one's) feet
"Engineers need to think on their feet in live demos."
thought on (one's) feet
"She thought on her feet when the demo failed."
thinking on (one's) feet
"Thinking on your feet is an important skill for interviews."
thinking on (one's) feet
"He's good at thinking on his feet during code reviews."
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