stand on own feet

stand on your own (two) feet

to provide yourself with all the things that you need without asking for help It's time that kid learned to stand on his own two feet.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zala	-	Slovene
Pelagiya	pye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yah	Russian
Hekabe	-	Greek Mythology
Ramakrishna	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada
BarnabÁS	-	Hungarian
Sumiko	soo-mee-ko	Japanese