own two feet
Self-sufficient standing
To stand on your own two feet is to be independent and self-sufficient, managing life without relying on others for support: After college, she was finally standing on her own two feet.
The phrase emphasizes personal autonomy and the ability to support oneself financially or emotionally.
Often appears with verbs like stand, get, or back: He needed time to get back on his own two feet after the divorce.
- standingPosition, physical or social
- stand tallMaintain dignity under pressure
- independentFree from external control
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- leave the nestBegin living independently
balance · grounded · steady · upright · walk · stand · autonomy · fly solo · stability · support · solo · pull your weight · strength · foundation · planted · rooted · confident · self-sufficient
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
own two feetdependent
Requiring outside support
helpless · needy · propped up · parasitic · kept
own two feeton shaky ground
off balance · in over one's head · out of one's depth · floundering · adrift
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