Idiom
paddle one's own canoe
Meaning
To independently make the decisions or perform the duties, tasks, etc. which are one's own responsibility and which affect oneself.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I prefer to paddle my own canoe at work.”
“After years of working for others, he decided to start his own business and paddle his own canoe.”
“She realized that if she truly wanted to achieve her goals, she had to stop relying on others and learn to paddle her own canoe.”
Examples
simple
“I prefer to paddle my own canoe at work.”
contextual
“After years of working for others, he decided to start his own business and paddle his own canoe.”
complex
“She realized that if she truly wanted to achieve her goals, she had to stop relying on others and learn to paddle her own canoe.”
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