paddle one's own canoe

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === paddle one's own canoe (third-person singular simple present paddles one's own canoe, present participle paddling one's own canoe, simple past and past participle paddled one's own canoe) (idiomatic) To independently make the decisions or perform the duties, tasks, etc. which are one's own responsibility and which affect oneself. ==== Translations ==== === See also === mind one's own business stick to one's knitting stay in one's lane pull oneself up by one's bootstraps carry one's weight self-sufficient