| 单词 | to paddle one's own canoe |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto paddle one's own canoe b. to paddle one's own canoe: to make one's way by one's own exertions, to be self-reliant; to look after one's own interests. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > be independent [verb (intransitive)] to have one's own rulea1393 to be one's own man (also woman, person)a1425 to be one's own master?1510 to stand on one's own bottom1564 to sit loose1591 independa1657 to paddle one's own canoe1828 to go it alone1842 to run one's own show1892 to go one's (own) gait1922 1828 J. Hall Lett. from West 261 It seems that they were not so well skilled in navigation as the Lady of the Lake, who ‘paddled her own canoe’ very dexterously. 1854 S. T. Bolton Paddle Your Own Canoe (song) i Where'er your lot may be, Paddle your own canoe. 1924 M. Kennedy Constant Nymph xvii. 232 Why can't she leave the fellow to paddle his own canoe? 1949 Time 4 July 25/2 They seem more interested in paddling their own canoes than shaping a strong third force that would be the best weapon against the communism they all hate. 1991 J. Bow Jane's Journey (BNC) 74 Once they were gone, she plunged into work. She'd got to paddle her own canoe, as she'd always done. < as lemmas |
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