pull your
own weight

stand alone

stand on
your own
two feet
four feet
six legs
six feet under

dig your toes in
keep a lid on it
under your hat
sit on it
sit tight

don’t just sit there
rise above it
get up
stand up for your rights

relax
take it easy
footloose
one foot in front of t’other
one step at a time

walk before you can run
look before you leap
for the high jump

take: a running jump
a flying leap
a hike

put your foot in it
can’t stand it
don’t take it
lying down

sleep on it
put it behind you
move on
walk away
turn the other cheek
a nods as good
as a wink

tunnel vision
blind
deaf
dumb

victim
sufferer
in-valid
bedridden
wheelchair bound
lame

get a grip
hold on
handle it
give me a hand

can’t stomach it
made my stomach turn

gutless
lily livered
got a gall

spineless
heartless
thoughtless
some nerve
brain dead
uncommunicative
non-responsive
life sucked out
coming up for air
gasping
give me some air
breathing space

stood in good stead
stood me up
just stood by
gawking
dribbling on

stand firm
stand tall
stand and deliver
money
of your
life