make way in the world

make one's way in the world

Fig. to succeed in the world independently. I intend to prepare myself to make my way in the world by getting a college degree. I know that all my children can make their way in the world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Berta	BER-tah (Polish, German, Italian)	Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene
Terttu	TERT-too	Finnish
Rahman	-	Arabic, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Cindra	SIN-drə	English (Rare)
Iona (1)	ie-ON-ə (English)	English, Scottish
Shukri	-	Arabic