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. 2012

PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — phrasal : to get along by one's own efforts told him that he could expect no more help and would …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had …
Slang English vocab
PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — v. phr. , informal To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. After his father died, John had …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — действовать независимо, ни от кого не зависеть
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PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — действовать независимо, ни от кого не зависеть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — устраивать свои дела без помощи кого-либо, самостоятельно He wouldn't accept a job in his father's business because he was determind …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — устраивать свои дела самостоятельно
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — устраивать свои дела самостоятельно
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE — устраивать свои дела без помощи кого-либо, самостоятельно He wouldn't accept a job in his father's business because he was determind …
English Russian slang dictionary
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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
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
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
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
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
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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
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
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
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
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
ONE
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
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
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
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
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
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
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

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