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"text": "He moved to the big smoke when he was 17 to make something of himself."
}
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"To become successful on one's own initiative."
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"(idiomatic) To become successful on one's own initiative."
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"sense": "become successful on one's own initiative",
"word": "tehdä itsestään jotain"
}
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