stand on one's own feet

Act or behave independently, as in You've got to learn to stand on your own feet and not always listen to your peers. [Mid-1500s]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hyrum	HIE-rəm	English (Rare)
Jeanette	zha-NET (French), jə-NET (English), shah-NET (Swedish)	French, English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Mandi	MAN-dee	English
Pramod	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada
Cotton	['kɔtn]
Anit	-	Indian, Hindi