See stand on one's own two feet on Wiktionary
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "stå på egne ben"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "op eigen benen staan"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "seisoa omilla jaloillaan"
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"word": "auf eigenen Beinen stehen"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "berdikari"
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"word": "stå på eigne føter"
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"word": "caminhar com as próprias pernas"
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"roman": "stojátʹ na sóbstvennyx nogáx",
"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "стоя́ть на со́бственных нога́х"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "tumayo sa sariling mga paa"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "kendi ayakları üzerinde durmak"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "kendi yağıyla kavrulmak"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "tự lập"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "stå på egne ben"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "op eigen benen staan"
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"word": "seisoa omilla jaloillaan"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "tulla toimeen omillaan"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "voler de ses propres ailes"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "berdikari"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "stå på egne bein"
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"word": "stå på eigne føter"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
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"word": "stawać na własnych nogach"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
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"word": "stanąć na własnych nogach"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "caminhar com as próprias pernas"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "stojátʹ na sóbstvennyx nogáx",
"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "стоя́ть на со́бственных нога́х"
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"code": "tl",
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "tumayo sa sariling mga paa"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "kendi ayakları üzerinde durmak"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "kendi yağıyla kavrulmak"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be independent",
"word": "tự lập"
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"word": "stand on one's own two feet"
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