make something of oneself

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

make something of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes something of oneself, present participle making something of oneself, simple past and past participle made something of oneself)

1. (idiomatic) To become successful on one's own initiative.

   He moved to the big smoke when he was 17 to make something of himself.

Translations

become successful on one's own initiative

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白手起家 (zh) (báishǒuqǐjiā), 自力更生 (zh) (zìlìgēngshēng), 奮發圖強／奋发图强 (zh) (fènfātúqiáng)

• Finnish: tehdä itsestään jotain
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can