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61bring home the bacon — idi a) to support oneself or one s family; earn a living b) to succeed …
62walking stick — walk′ing stick n. 1) a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking 2) ent Also, walk′ing•stick Also called stick insect any of several insects of the family Phasmatidae, having a long, slender, twiglike body. • Etymology …
63стоять — СТОЯТЬ1, несов. Находиться в вертикальном положении, не двигаясь с места (о людях, животных); Ант.: лежать [impf. to stand, support oneself on the feet in an upright position]. Прислонясь к стене, между книжными полками стоял человек. СТОЯТЬ2,… …
64earn — /ɜn / (say ern) verb (t) (earned or earnt, earning) 1. to gain by labour or service: to earn one s living. 2. to merit, as for service; deserve: to receive more than one has earned. 3. to get as one s desert or due: to earn a reputation for… …
65προσεξερείσασθαι — προσεξερείδομαι support oneself by aor inf mid …
66subsist — ► VERB 1) maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level. 2) chiefly Law remain in being, force, or effect. 3) (subsist in) be attributable to. ORIGIN Latin subsistere stand firm …
67live — live1 [liv] vi. lived, living [ME liven < OE libban (akin to ON lifa, Goth liban, Ger leben) < IE * lib(h)s < base * leibh , to live] 1. to be alive; have life 2. a) to remain alive b) to last; endure …
68poor — [poor] adj. [ME pore < OFr povre < L pauper, poor < IE base * pōu , small > FEW, FOAL] 1. a) lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; needy; impoverished b) indicating or characterized by poverty 2.… …
69self-sustaining — [self′sə stān′iŋ] adj. 1. supporting or able to support oneself or itself 2. able to continue once begun self sustained adj …
70stand on one's own feet — phrasal or stand on one s own legs 1. : to support oneself : make a living : manage one s own affairs 2. : to think or act independently * * * stand on one s own (two) feet be or become self reliant or independent …
