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stood on one's own two feet

stood on one's own two feet is the simple past and past participle of stand on one's own two feet.

Meaning of stand on one's own two feet

Verb

stand on one's own two feet (third-person singular simple present stands on one's own two feet, present participle standing on one's own two feet, simple past and past participle stood on one's own two feet)

  1. (idiomatic) To be independent and self-sufficient; to survive without any help.
    • It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.
    Synonyms:
    stand on one's own legs

Questions about stood on one's own two feet

What is stood on one's own two feet the simple past and past participle of?
Stood on one's own two feet is the simple past and past participle of stand on one's own two feet.

Words near stood on one's own two feet in the dictionary

  1. stood on ceremony
  2. stood on its own
  3. stood on one's dignity
  4. stood on one's head
  5. stood on one's own bottom
  6. stood on one's own two feet
  7. stood on someone's shoulders
  8. stood on the shoulders of
  9. stood on the shoulders of giants
  10. stood on velvet
  11. stood one's ground

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