stand on your own (two) feet

Related to word: stand

Idiom

Definition

  1. To be independent and self-reliant, able to support oneself without depending on others for basic necessities.

    自立更生

    • After graduating from college, he decided to move out and learn to stand on his own two feet.

      大學畢業後,他決定搬出去,學會自立。

    • Her parents want her to stand on her own two feet soon and start taking responsibility for her own life.

      她的父母希望她能盡快自立,開始為自己的生活負責。

    • In the early days of starting his business, he had to learn to stand on his own two feet and handle all the problems himself.

      在他創業初期,他必須學會自立並自己處理所有問題。