stand on one's own two feet en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To be independent and self-sufficient; to survive without any help.
Tina is too proud to ask for help and would prefer to stand on her own two feet, she says.
2023 December 22, Robyn Vinter, “‘That’s how we’ve got to live’: the black market in England’s shoplifting capital”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stands on one's own two feet | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stood on one's own two feet | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stood on one's own two feet | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| standing on one's own two feet | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (19)
vi tự lập (idiomatic: to be independent) · id berdikari (idiomatic: to be independent) · nb stå på egne ben (idiomatic: to be independent) · fi tulla toimeen omillaan (idiomatic: to be independent) · fi seisoa omilla jaloillaan (idiomatic: to be independent) · fr voler de ses propres ailes (idiomatic: to be independent) · nl op eigen benen staan (idiomatic: to be independent) · tl tumayo sa sariling mga paa (idiomatic: to be independent) · pl stawać na własnych nogach (idiomatic: to be independent) · pl stanąć na własnych nogach (idiomatic: to be independent) · nb stå på egne bein (idiomatic: to be independent) · tr kendi ayakları üzerinde durmak (idiomatic: to be independent) · da stå på egne ben (idiomatic: to be independent) · de auf eigenen Beinen stehen (idiomatic: to be independent) · ms berdikari (idiomatic: to be independent) · nn stå på eigne føter (idiomatic: to be independent) · tr kendi yağıyla kavrulmak (idiomatic: to be independent) · ru стоя́ть на со́бственных нога́х (idiomatic: to be independent) · pt caminhar com as próprias pernas (idiomatic: to be independent)