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Meaning of 自食其力

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lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
Example Sentences
1
He's eighteen now and I believe he can paddle his own canoe.
2
They earned a living, they worked and lived alongside Germans, spoke German and they wanted themselves and their children to succeed.
3
But I am second to a god. I am a human being, alive, due to my efforts.
4
She had invited Carrie, not because she longed for her presence, but because the latter was dissatisfied at home, and could probably get work and pay her board here.
5
"There's no shame involved or anything, they're just telling their stories and living their lives, " she says.