stood on one's own two feet

A form of stand on one's own two feet — To be independent and self-sufficient; to survive without any help.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of stand on one's own two feet
Cite this entry
APA

stood on one's own two feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stood%20on%20one's%20own%20two%20feet

MLA

“stood on one's own two feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stood%20on%20one's%20own%20two%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stood on one's own two feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stood%20on%20one's%20own%20two%20feet.

Source: stood on one's own two feet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.