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Kristina Lukosevice
What does "grow into his feet" mean in this context?
Dear All,
could you be so kind to tell if I understand the expression "grown into feet" in a right way. Here's the context:
"He’d grown another inch since he’d left for college, and figured
he’d topped out now at six-one.
....
When he wheeled the first barrow out, he’d fallen into the rhythm,
a nineteen-year-old boy who’d finally grown into his feet, leanly muscled in jeans and a work jacket, his boots mucked and muddy. "
Excerpt from Nora Roberts book "Hideaway"
Does it mean that "boy is a grown up man finally", or "he finally reached the height he desired," or maybe this expression has another meaning? I know that we usually buy children's clothing a size bigger so they will grow into them, but this meaning doesn't seem logical in this context.
Huge thanks!
2020년 5월 17일 오전 4:23
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If I were reading it, I'd interpret it as saying he was somewhat clumsy with his feet before - youthful shyness/nerves or maybe just awkward or clumsy for no obvious reason as some adolescents are when they're growing up. ie. The sentence is saying he's left this clumsiness behind as he's now a 'man'.
2020년 5월 17일
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Do puppies “grow into their feet”?
https://pets.stackexchange.com/questions/3006/do-puppies-grow-into-their-feet
So it's undoubtedly a physical attribute, grown up to his full potential, as the development of feet normally precedes the rest of the budding body.
2020년 5월 17일
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