stand on one's own two feet
быть независимым, прочно стоять на ногах
Joe has a useful job and earns his own money, so he stands on his own two feet.
Другие идиомы:
- have a foot in both camps
- get one's feet wet
- stand up and be counted
- have one foot in the grave
- get one's foot in the door
- stand for (something)
- start off on the wrong foot
- have foot-in-mouth disease
- stand by (someone)
- stand in for (someone)
- balls of one's feet
- take a load off one's feet
- on foot
- throw oneself at (someone's) feet
- stand up for (someone or something)