paddle one's own canoe

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To independently make the decisions or perform the duties, tasks, etc. which are one's own responsibility and which affect oneself. idiomatic
    — "Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?" And Nat took his head in both hands. . . . "Very tough, but it is that very struggle with obstacles which does us good. Things have been made easy for you in many ways, but no one can do everything. You must paddle your own canoe now."

词形变化

paddles one's own canoe present,singular,third-person paddling one's own canoe participle,present paddled one's own canoe participle,past paddled one's own canoe past
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