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stand on your own (two) feet
idiom informal
to be able to provide all of the things you need for living without help from anyone else: 自立，自食其力
learn to stand on your own (two) feetShe'll have to get a job and learn to stand on her own two feet sooner or later.她迟早得找份工作，学会自食其力。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unaided and working alone
fair
fend for yourself
go it aloneidiom
high and dry
independent
independently
self-help
self-reliant
self-sufficiency
self-sufficient
self-taught
single-handed
stand
stand-alone
unassisted
under your own steamidiom
unforced
unguided
unserved
yourself
stand on your own (two) feet | American Dictionary
stand on your own (two) feet
idiom
to provide yourself with all the things that you need without asking for help:
Ever since college, Jim has stood on his own two feet.
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