PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE


Meaning of PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE in English

{v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe./ Syn.: HOE ONE'S OWN ROW. Compare: MAKE ONE'S WAY.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.