pay one's own way

== English == === Verb === pay one's own way (third-person singular simple present pays one's own way, present participle paying one's own way, simple past and past participle paid one's own way) (of persons and their activities) To pay for oneself, not relying on the generosity of others. Synonym: pay one's own freight (of inanimate things or processes) Synonym of pay for itself.