When his parents died he had to learn to standon his own two feet.
他的父母去世后他不得不学会自立。
《牛津词典》
2
My father didn't mind whom I married, so long as I could standon my own two feet and wasn't dependent on my husband.
我父亲并不介意我跟谁结婚,只要我能够自立、不靠丈夫就行。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3
"Make your own way", " Standon your own two feet" or my mother's favorite remark when I was face-to-face with consequences of some action: "Now that you've made your bed, lie on it."