stand on two feet

stand on one's (own) two feet

to act in an independent and forthright manner. I can stand on my own two feet without any help from you! Dave will be better off when he gets a job and can stand on his own feet.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zachery	ZAK-ə-ree	English
Neha	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu
Petrona	pe-TRO-nah	Spanish
Maximiliano	mahk-see-mee-LYAH-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Osmund	-	Anglo-Saxon
Astraia	-	Greek Mythology