get (one's) sea legs

get (one's) sea legs

1. To become acclimated to being on a ship. I'm afraid I'll have to spill my guts overboard before I get my sea legs on that whale watching tour.
2. By extension, to become acclimated to something new. Oh, you've only been at your new job for a week—you'll get your sea legs eventually.
See also: get, leg, sea
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • spill over
  • a beached whale
  • get used
  • spill the tea
  • spill (the) tea
  • every eel hopes to become a whale
  • Nantucket sleigh ride
  • sleigh
  • on deck
  • throw a tub to the whale