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
Hinds	[haindz]
Adorno	[ə'də:nəu]
Lucjan	LUWTS-yahn	Polish
Balder	-	Norse Mythology
Gilad	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Dorofei	-	Russian