- stand on (your) own (two) feet
- stand on (your) own (two) feet
to provide yourself with all the things that you need without asking for help.
It's time that kid learned to stand on his own two feet.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
stand on (your) own (two) feet
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stand on your own two feet — to support yourself without help from other people You can t live with your parents forever. It s time to get a place of your own and learn to stand on your own two feet. • • • Main Entry: ↑foot stand on your own two feet see ↑foot, 1 • • • Main … Useful english dictionary
stand on your own (two) feet — phrase to behave in an independent way, especially by not asking for financial help from anyone He’s old enough to stand on his own two feet. Thesaurus: to do something without helpsynonym Main entry: stand * * * stand on your own ( … Useful english dictionary
stand on your own two feet — stand on (your) own two feet to be independent and provide yourself with all the things that you need to live without having to ask anyone else to help you. I ve supported those children long enough it s time they learned to stand on their own… … New idioms dictionary
stand\ on\ one's\ own\ two\ feet — • stand on one s own two feet • on one s own feet • stand on one s own two feet v. phr. To depend on yourself; do things yourself; earn your own living; be independent. After his father died, John had to stand on his own feet and earn his own… … Словарь американских идиом
stand on own two feet — stand on (your) own two feet to be independent and provide yourself with all the things that you need to live without having to ask anyone else to help you. I ve supported those children long enough it s time they learned to stand on their own… … New idioms dictionary
stand on own two feet — If you stand on your own two feet, you are independent and need no help from anyone. When young people leave home, they learn to stand on their own two feet … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stand\ on\ one's\ own\ feet — • stand on one s own two feet • on one s own feet • stand on one s own two feet v. phr. To depend on yourself; do things yourself; earn your own living; be independent. After his father died, John had to stand on his own feet and earn his own… … Словарь американских идиом
stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 … Dictionary of contemporary English
stand — 1 verb past tense and past participle stood /stUd/ BE UPRIGHT 1 (I) to support yourself on your feet in an upright position: It looks like we ll have to stand there are no seats left. | Can you see any better from where you re standing? | stand… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stand — I UK [stænd] / US verb Word forms stand : present tense I/you/we/they stand he/she/it stands present participle standing past tense stood UK [stʊd] / US past participle stood *** 1) a) [intransitive] to have your body in an upright position… … English dictionary
