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fend for

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fend for yourself
to take care of yourself The girl took everything she could carry and left the boy all alone to fend for himself.
See also: fend


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It's a sore thing to do between such near friends; but if I get the dirdum[23] of this dreadful accident, I'll have to fend for myself, man.
"Ah, but they must turn out and fend for themselves," said Mr.
And so I wish you good-bye, Master Marner; and if you ever feel anyways bad in your inside, as you can't fend for yourself, I'll come and clean up for you, and get you a bit o' victual, and willing.
 
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