stand on one’s own two feet

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Nelly has fought to stand on her own two feet as a businesswoman – wife.

The story of the boy and his daddy, a dancer determined to help his son stand on his own two feet, is symbolically crass and excruciatingly sentimental.

Crawford is a woman who has always stood on her own two feet , and is highly unlikely to get down on her knees to a man ...

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