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See: PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE.

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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.: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hoe one's own row

[hoe one's own row] {v. phr.} To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. * /David's father died when he was little, and he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1920-2004), Canadian writer, 1973 A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe. www.english-slang.com

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[end for end] {adv. phr.} In a reversed or opposite position (as upside down or backwards); the other way around; over. * /The box turned end for end as it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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