to be on one's own
51After one's own heart — Heart Heart (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[ i]rt[=o], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi a, kh^r.… …
52on\ one's\ own\ feet — • stand on one s own two feet • on one s own feet • stand on one s own two feet v. phr. To depend on yourself; do things yourself; earn your own living; be independent. After his father died, John had to stand on his own feet and earn his own… …
53stand\ on\ one's\ own\ feet — • stand on one s own two feet • on one s own feet • stand on one s own two feet v. phr. To depend on yourself; do things yourself; earn your own living; be independent. After his father died, John had to stand on his own feet and earn his own… …
54stand\ on\ one's\ own\ two\ feet — • stand on one s own two feet • on one s own feet • stand on one s own two feet v. phr. To depend on yourself; do things yourself; earn your own living; be independent. After his father died, John had to stand on his own feet and earn his own… …
55come into one's own — phrasal : to acquire something (as rights or a position) that rightfully belongs or is felt to belong to one; sometimes : to gain recognition natural gas has come into its own Gardiner Symonds * * * come into one s own To have the opportunity to… …
56paddle one's own canoe — {v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe./ Syn.: HOE ONE S OWN ROW. Compare: MAKE ONE S WAY …
57paddle one's own canoe — {v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe./ Syn.: HOE ONE S OWN ROW. Compare: MAKE ONE S WAY …
58To hold one's own — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
59Room of One's Own — Room magazine (formerly Room of One s Own ) is a Canadian quarterly literary journal founded to showcase the work of established and emerging Canadian women writers and visual artists. Launched in Vancouver in 1975 by the West Coast Feminist… …
60keep one's own counsel — {v. phr.}, {formal} To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. * /John listened to what everyone had to say in the discussion, but he kept his own counsel./ * /Although everybody gave Mrs. O Connor advice about what to do with her house, she kept… …
