PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE

Meaning of PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE in English

be an individual, be independent

Love many, trust few, but always paddle your own canoe.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE — be independent and rely on yourself, act without dependence on another person or thing and decide your own destiny
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PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE — be an individual, be independent Love many, trust few, but always paddle your own canoe.
English Idioms vocab
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES achieve your own ends (= to get what you want, used to show disapproval …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANOE — Lightweight boat pointed at both ends and propelled by one or more paddles. The earliest canoes had light frames of …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADDLE — I. ˈpad ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English padell 1. dialect England : spud 2 2. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANOE — I. kəˈnü noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by Middle French canoue, Middle French & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADDLE — (v. i.) The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling …
Английский словарь Webster
PADDLE — (v. i.) To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves as a …
Английский словарь Webster
CANOE — (v. i.) To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.
Английский словарь Webster
PADDLE — ( v. i. ) To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PADDLE — ( v. i. ) The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANOE — ( v. i. ) To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PADDLE — paddle 1 — paddler , n. /pad"l/ , n. , v. , paddled, paddling . n. 1. a short, flat …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANOE — — canoeist , n. /keuh nooh"/ , n. , v. , canoed, canoeing . n. 1. any of various slender, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANOE — v. travel in a canoe, paddle a canoe
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PADDLE — I. ˈpa-d ə l intransitive verb ( pad·dled ; pad·dling ˈpad-liŋ, ˈpa-d ə l-iŋ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1530 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANOE — I. kə-ˈnü noun Etymology: French, from New Latin canoa, from Spanish, from Arawakan, of Cariban origin; akin to Carib kana:wa …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PADDLE — vi ·see paddle staff (b), below. 2. paddle ·vt to pat or stroke amorously, or gently. 3. paddle ·vi a …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
CANOE — vi to manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe. 2. canoe ·noun a boat made of bark or skins, …
Webster English vocab
PADDLE — [pad.dle] vi pad.dled ; pad.dling [origin unknown] (1530) 1: to move the hands or feet about in shallow water 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANOE — [ca.noe] n [F, fr. NL canoa, fr. Sp, fr. Arawakan, of Cariban origin; akin to Carib kana:wa canoe] (1555): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANOE — lightweight boat pointed at both ends and propelled by one or more paddles (not oars). Paddlers face the bow. There …
Britannica English vocabulary
PADDLE — paddl|e BrE AmE ˈpæd ə l ▷ paddl|ed d ▷ paddl|es z ▷ paddl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▶ ˈ paddle boat BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANOE — canoe BrE AmE kə ˈnuː ▷ canoe|d d ▷ canoe|ing ɪŋ ▷ canoe|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDLE — / ˈpædl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a short pole with a flat wide …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANOE — / kəˈnuː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a light narrow boat which you move along in the water …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PADDLE — I. pad ‧ dle 1 /ˈpædl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Perhaps from Medieval Latin padela , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANOE — I. ca ‧ noe 1 /kəˈnuː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Spanish canoa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PADDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a short broad-bladed oar used without a rowlock. 2 a paddle-shaped instrument. 3 Zool. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANOE — n. & v. --n. a small narrow boat with pointed ends usu. propelled by paddling. --v.intr. (canoes, canoed, canoeing) travel …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PADDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a short broad-bladed oar used without a rowlock. 2 a paddle-shaped instrument. 3 Zool. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANOE — n. & v. n. a small narrow boat with pointed ends usu. propelled by paddling. v.intr. (canoes, canoed, canoeing) travel …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PADDLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a short broad-bladed oar used without a rowlock. 2 a paddle-shaped instrument. 3 Zool. …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
CANOE — n. & v. --n. a small narrow boat with pointed ends usu. propelled by paddling. --v.intr. (canoes, canoed, canoeing) travel …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDLE — ( paddles, paddling, paddled) 1. A paddle is a short pole with a wide flat part at one end or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANOE — ( canoes) A canoe is a small, narrow boat that you move through the water using a stick with a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck paddles (= swims by moving its feet under the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANOE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN dugout ▪ After organising a group of locals and a dugout canoe , …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
CANOE — n. Lightweight boat pointed at both ends and propelled by one or more paddles. The earliest canoes had light frames …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANOE — Synonyms and related words : almadia, ark, auxiliary, barge, boat, buss, cargo boat, carry sail, cat, catamaran, circumnavigate, coast, cockle, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
CANOE — See: PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE.
Slang English vocab
PADDLE — I. noun Paddle is used before these nouns: ↑ boat , ↑ steamer Paddle is used after these nouns: ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CANOE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dugout VERB + CANOE ▪ paddle CANOE + NOUN ▪ trip ▪ paddle PREPOSITION ▪ by ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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