- fend for oneself
the children were forced to fend for themselves
Syn:take care of oneself, look after oneself, provide for oneself, manage (by oneself), cope alone, stand on one's own two feet
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.
fend for oneself
Look at other dictionaries:
fend for oneself — TAKE CARE OF ONESELF, look after oneself, provide for oneself, shift for oneself, manage by oneself, cope alone, stand on one s own two feet. → fend … Useful english dictionary
fend for oneself — verb To take care of oneself without help. After her mother passed away, she had to learn to fend for herself … Wiktionary
fend for oneself — look after and provide for oneself. → fend … English new terms dictionary
fend for oneself — provide for oneself, support oneself, look after oneself, take care of oneself … English contemporary dictionary
fend for oneself — Syn: take care of oneself, look after oneself, shift for oneself, cope alone, stand on one s own two feet … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
fend for oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take care of oneself, stay alive, get along, shift for oneself; see live 4 , subsist , survive 1 … English dictionary for students
shift for oneself — {v. phr.} To live or act independently with no help, guidance or protection from others; take care of yourself. * /Mrs. McCarthy was forced to shift for herself after her husband died./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shift for oneself — {v. phr.} To live or act independently with no help, guidance or protection from others; take care of yourself. * /Mrs. McCarthy was forced to shift for herself after her husband died./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shift for oneself — COPE, manage, survive, make it, fend for oneself, take care of oneself, make do, get by/along, scrape by/along, muddle through; stand on one s own two feet; informal make out. → shift * * * shift for oneself To depend on one s own resources • • • … Useful english dictionary
fend — ► VERB 1) (fend for oneself) look after and provide for oneself. 2) (fend off) defend oneself from (an attack or attacker). ORIGIN shortening of DEFEND(Cf. ↑defender) … English terms dictionary
