HOE ONE'S OWN ROW

Meaning of HOE ONE'S OWN ROW in English

v. phr. To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. David's father died when he was little, and he has always had to hoe his own row.

Synonym: PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE, STAND ON ONE'S OWN FEET.

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HOE ONE'S OWN ROW — {v. phr.} To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. * /David's father died …
Slang English vocab
HOE ONE'S OWN ROW — {v. phr.} To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. * /David's father died …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOE — Airport Name : Homerville Airport Airport Location : Homerville, Georgia, United States IATA Code : HOE ICAO Code : KHOE
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ROW — I. ˈrō verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwan; akin to Middle High German rüejen …
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 …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOE — I. ˈhō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hogh, from Old English hōh; probably akin to Old English hōh …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOE — (v. i.) To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.
Английский словарь Webster
HOE — (v. t.) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a …
Английский словарь Webster
HOE — ( v. t. ) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOE — ( v. i. ) To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROW — row 1 /roh/ , n. 1. a number of persons or things arranged in a line, esp. a straight line: …
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 …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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HOE — v. weed with a hoe; break up the earth with a hoe
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ROW — I. ˈrō verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rōwan; akin to Middle High German rüejen to row, Latin remus …
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
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOE — I. ˈhō noun Etymology: Middle English howe, from Anglo-French houe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German houwa mattock, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROW — vi to use the oar; as, to row well. 2. row ·adj & ·adv rough; stern; angry. 3. row ·noun …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
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HOE — vi to use a hoe; to labor with a hoe. 2. hoe ·noun the horned or piked dogfish. ·see dogfish. …
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ROW — [row] vb [ME, fr. OE rowan; akin to MHG ruejen to row, L remus oar] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
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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
HOE — [hoe] n [ME howe, fr. MF houe, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG houwa mattock, houwan to hew--more at hew] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOE — one of the oldest tools of agriculture, a digging implement consisting of a blade set at right angles to a …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOE — hoe, Hoe BrE AmE həʊ AmE hoʊ ▷ hoed həʊd AmE hoʊd ▷ hoeing ˈhəʊ ɪŋ AmE ˈhoʊ ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROW — I . *row / rəʊ; NAmE roʊ/ noun , verb —see also row (II) ■ noun 1. row (of sb/sth) …
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
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOE — / həʊ; NAmE hoʊ/ noun , verb ■ noun a garden tool with a long handle and a blade, used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROW — I. row 1 S2 W2 /rəʊ $ roʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a line of things or people …
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
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOE — hoe /həʊ $ hoʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: houe ] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROW — n. 1 a number of persons or things in a more or less straight line. 2 a line of seats …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOE — n. & v. --n. a long-handled tool with a thin metal blade, used for weeding etc. --v. (hoes, hoed, hoeing) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROW — n. 1 a number of persons or things in a more or less straight line. 2 a line of seats …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROW — 1. n.1 a number of persons or things in a more or less straight line. 2 a line of seats …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
ROW — I. ARRANGEMENT OR SEQUENCE /roʊ/ ( rows) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. …
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
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOE — ( hoes, hoeing, hoed) 1. A hoe is a gardening tool with a long handle and a small square blade, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOE — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hard/tough row to hoe ▪ Improving schools with little funding is a tough row …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROW — (LINE) [noun] [C] - a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each othera row of houses/books/plants/people/horsesThey were …
Cambridge English vocab
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
HOE — See: HARD ROW TO HOE or TOUGH ROW TO HOE.
Slang English vocab
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
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
Concise Oxford 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 …
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