make one's way in the world
- make one's way in the world
make one's way in the world
Fig. to succeed in the world independently. •
I intend to prepare myself to make my way in the world by getting a college degree.
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I know that all my children can make their way in the world.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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