to take care of yourself without help from anyone else :
His parents agreed to pay the rent for his apartment but otherwise left him to fend for himself.
to take care of yourself without help from anyone else :
His parents agreed to pay the rent for his apartment but otherwise left him to fend for himself.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005