SELF-RELIANT
ADJECTIVES
► SAUCY self-reliant, independent → 1856 Eng. dial. obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► MAN O’ HIS MIND a self-reliant person; one who thinks and acts for himself → 1903 Sc.
PHRASES
► IF YOU DON’T HELP YOURSELF, NOBODY ELSE WILL advice to be self-reliant → 1998 NZ sl. (Bk.)
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