- fend for yourself
- to look after yourself without help from anyone else
The kittens have been fending for themselves since they were six weeks old.
English dictionary. 2014.
fend for yourself
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fend for yourself — phrase to look after yourself without help from anyone else The kittens have been fending for themselves since they were six weeks old. Thesaurus: to do something without helpsynonym Main entry: fend * * * fend for yourself : to do things without … Useful english dictionary
fend for yourself — ► to take care of and provide for yourself without depending on anyone else: »The corporation will no longer receive a government subsidy, and must fend for itself financially. Main Entry: ↑fend … Financial and business terms
fend for yourself — fend for (yourself) to take care of yourself. The girl took everything she could carry and left the boy all alone to fend for himself … New idioms dictionary
fend for yourself — be independent, care for yourself Soon you ll know the city, and you can fend for yourself … English idioms
fend for — (yourself) to take care of yourself. The girl took everything she could carry and left the boy all alone to fend for himself … New idioms dictionary
shift for yourself — to do things without help from others She left them to shift for themselves. [=fend for themselves] • • • Main Entry: ↑shift * * * ˌshift for yourˈself derived (BrE) to do things without help from other people • … Useful english dictionary
ˌfend for yourˈself — phrasal verb to look after yourself without help from anyone else The kittens have been fending for themselves since they were six weeks old.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fend — [fend] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: defend] fend for yourself to look after yourself without needing help from other people ▪ The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away. fend off [fend sb/sth off] phr v 1.) to defend… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fend — [ fend ] verb fend for yourself to look after yourself without help from anyone else ,fend off phrasal verb transitive to defend yourself against an attack a. to protect yourself from a criticism or difficulty by ignoring it or not dealing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fend — UK US /fend/ verb ● fend for yourself Cf. fend for yourself … Financial and business terms
