Thread: sink or swim
View Single Post
  #16 (permalink)  
Old 05-20-2008, 07:41 AM
Rooster's Avatar
Rooster Rooster is offline
Political Mastermind
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,859
Blog Entries: 1
Default Word
Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Blanco View Post
'sink or swim'. Is it expression in use?
I need an English equivalent of our proverb which means that a person should help himself/herself, not count on others. How it can be said?
In a word..."INDEPENDENCE".
Reply With Quote