stand on one's own two feet

English

Verb

stand on one's own two feet

(idiomatic) To be independent; to survive without any help.
It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.

Synonyms

stand on one's own legs

Translations

idiomatic: to be independent

Danish: stå på egne ben
German: auf eigenen Beinen stehen (de)
Malay: berdikari (ms)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: stå på egne bein, stå på egne ben

Nynorsk: stå på eigne føter

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