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"(idiomatic) To become successful on one's own initiative."
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"roman": "báishǒuqǐjiā",
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"word": "白手起家"
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"sense": "become successful on one's own initiative",
"word": "tehdä itsestään jotain"
}
],
"word": "make something of oneself"
}
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