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make a stick for one's own back
To take a decision that will have personally adverse consequences.
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stand on one's own two feet
(idiomatic) To be independent; to survive without any help.
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the devil looks after his own
take matters into one's own hands
(idiomatic) To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue).
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pick on someone your own size
(colloquial, idiomatic) An admonition of cowardice, usually said to make someone cease harassing or bullying someone else, especially where the bullied party is physically smaller or weaker than the bully.
a good deed is its own reward
One should not expect a reward for good deeds, but should perform them merely for the satisfaction of doing so.
pay back in someone's own coin
(figuratively) To give tit for tat.
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bring one's own hide to market
(US, idiomatic, often in proverbial form) To create one's own fate, as a result of one's chosen character and actions; to experience the appropriate consequences of one's behavior.
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