
What Does “paddle one’s own canoe” mean?
Definition:
To act independently and decide your own fate; to do something by oneself.
Example(s)
He’s been left to paddle his own canoe when he started his business.
This idiom is in the travel category.

To act independently and decide your own fate; to do something by oneself.
He’s been left to paddle his own canoe when he started his business.
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