يقف على رجليه

English translation: To stand on one's own feet

07:12 Jan 18, 2017
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / collocations
Arabic term or phrase: يقف على رجليه
ليستمد مني العون ليقف على رجليه
to be strong and independent??
Omnia Abdelgani
Local time: 10:09
English translation:To stand on one's own feet
Explanation:
To be strong and independent

As you have already suggested
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Taha Shoeb
India
Local time: 13:39
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3To stand on one's own feet
Taha Shoeb
5support himself
ProZAli
5to depend on himself
Awad Balaish
4to get back on his feet
Oz Hamdoun (X)
4to stand on his own legs
Muhammad Atallah
4stand firmly on the ground
francoenglang


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to get back on his feet


Explanation:
to get back on his feet

Oz Hamdoun (X)
United States
Local time: 04:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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To stand on one's own feet


Explanation:
To be strong and independent

As you have already suggested

Example sentence(s):
  • When Jamal graduated, his parents thought he was now ready to stand on his own feet.
Taha Shoeb
India
Local time: 13:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UrduUrdu
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agree  Chakib Roula
1 hr
  -> Thank you sir!

agree  Menna Ebied: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stand-on-...
5 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  Alexander Yeltsov
11 hrs
  -> Thank you sir!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to stand on his own legs


Explanation:
to stand on one's own two feet:
(idiomatic) To be independent. To survive without any help.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stand_on_one's_own_two_f...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To stand on one's own ...

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 10:09
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stand firmly on the ground


Explanation:
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francoenglang
Egypt
Local time: 10:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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support himself


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ProZAli
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:09
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to depend on himself


Explanation:

Yes, also until he becomes independent

Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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