stand on one's own two feet
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stand on one's own two feet (third-person singular simple present stands on one's own two feet, present participle standing on one's own two feet, simple past and past participle stood on one's own two feet)
- (idiomatic) To be independent and self-sufficient; to survive without any help.
- Synonym: stand on one's own legs
- It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.
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idiomatic: to be independent
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