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To be independent and self-sufficient; to survive without any help.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stand on one's own legs
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
stå på egne ben
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Dutch:
op eigen benen staan
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Finnish:
seisoa omilla jaloillaan
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Finnish:
tulla toimeen omillaan
— idiomatic: to be independent
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French:
voler de ses propres ailes
— idiomatic: to be independent
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German:
auf eigenen Beinen stehen
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Indonesian:
berdikari
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Malay:
berdikari
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Norwegian Bokmål:
stå på egne bein
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Norwegian Bokmål:
stå på egne ben
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
stå på eigne føter
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Polish:
stawać na własnych nogach
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Polish:
stanąć na własnych nogach
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Portuguese:
caminhar com as próprias pernas
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Russian:
стоя́ть на со́бственных нога́х
(stojátʹ na sóbstvennyx nogáx)
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Tagalog:
tumayo sa sariling mga paa
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Turkish:
kendi ayakları üzerinde durmak
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Turkish:
kendi yağıyla kavrulmak
— idiomatic: to be independent
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Vietnamese:
tự lập
— idiomatic: to be independent
