paddle own canoe

paddle one's own canoe

Fig. to do something by oneself; to be alone. I've been left to paddle my own canoe too many times. Sally isn't with us. She's off paddling her own canoe.

paddle your own canoe

(informal)

to be independent and not need help from anyone else We hoped that after he left college he'd paddle his own canoe.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alia (2)	-	Ancient Germanic
Fausta	-	Italian, Ancient Roman
Philippa	FIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English)	English (British), German
Berengaria	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Micheal	MIE-kəl	English
Rhona	-	Scottish