make a life for oneself

make a (kind of) life for oneself

to develop and live a particular kind of lifestyle for oneself. She made a good life for herself in New York City, working as a freelancer.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Goronwy	-	Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Desislava	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Townsend	['taunzənd]
Candelaria	kahn-de-LAH-ryah	Spanish
Goizane	-	Basque
MÉLine	me-LEEN	French