Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “stand on one’s own feet” and its meaning is “be independent, be self-reliant, to be able to do what you need to do without support from others”.
Example Sentence: Education has many purposes. It enables, it enervates and elevates. As Vivekananda said, education empowers one to stand on one’s own feet. After 75 years of foolishly gambling excellence for equity, India has squandered both. Young people are unable to find meaningful employment that is commensurate with any training that they may have received. The degrees they have are not worth the paper on which they are printed.
This phrase is present in In India, education without employment and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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