He’s old enough to stand on his own two feet.
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When his parents died he had to learn to stand on his own two feet.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stand on your own two feet — to support yourself without help from other people You can t live with your parents forever. It s time to get a place of your own and learn to stand on your own two feet. • • • Main Entry: ↑foot stand on your own two feet see ↑foot, 1 • • • Main … Useful english dictionary
stand on (your) own (two) feet — to provide yourself with all the things that you need without asking for help. It s time that kid learned to stand on his own two feet … New idioms dictionary
stand on your own two feet — stand on (your) own two feet to be independent and provide yourself with all the things that you need to live without having to ask anyone else to help you. I ve supported those children long enough it s time they learned to stand on their own… … New idioms dictionary
stand\ 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… … Словарь американских идиом
stand on own two feet — stand on (your) own two feet to be independent and provide yourself with all the things that you need to live without having to ask anyone else to help you. I ve supported those children long enough it s time they learned to stand on their own… … New idioms dictionary
stand on own two feet — If you stand on your own two feet, you are independent and need no help from anyone. When young people leave home, they learn to stand on their own two feet … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stand\ 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… … Словарь американских идиом
stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 … Dictionary of contemporary English
stand — 1 verb past tense and past participle stood /stUd/ BE UPRIGHT 1 (I) to support yourself on your feet in an upright position: It looks like we ll have to stand there are no seats left. | Can you see any better from where you re standing? | stand… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stand — I UK [stænd] / US verb Word forms stand : present tense I/you/we/they stand he/she/it stands present participle standing past tense stood UK [stʊd] / US past participle stood *** 1) a) [intransitive] to have your body in an upright position… … English dictionary
