paddle one's own canoe
paddle one's own canoe {v. phr.}, {informal}
To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself.
After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe.
Syn.: HOE ONE'S OWN ROW.
Compare: MAKE ONE'S WAY.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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