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stand on one's own feet



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Idioms and Phrases

Act or behave independently, as in You've got to learn to stand on your own feet and not always listen to your peers . [Mid-1500s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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