stand on (one's/its) own

To be able to function independently of other people or things; to have value independent of other related entities. Now that you're 18, you're expected to stand on your own and make good choices without your parents telling you what to do. I think the honors program is now capable of standing on its own, as it drew more applications than several other programs on campus. I think the sequel really stands on its own as a film—you don't need to see the first movie to appreciate it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AmÉDÉE	-	French
Fortunatus	-	Late Roman
Esther	ES-tər (English, Dutch), es-TER (French)	English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
Placido	-	Italian
Bente	BEN-te (Danish, Norwegian), BEN-tə (Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Sizwe	-	Southern African, Xhosa