idiom
paddle one's own canoe
PAD-ul WUNZ OHN kah-NOO
ˈpædəl wʌnz oʊn kəˈnuːListen
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Syllable breakdown
paddleone'sowncanoe
Dictionary meaning
be self-reliant; manage one's own affairs without assistance from others
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