(a)   your own canoe.

(act independently and decide your own fate)

keep your (a)   to the grindstone.

(work very hard, without stopping to rest)

be going (a)   .

(start becoming successful in your life)

fight (a)   and nail.

(try very hard to get something you want)

an (a)   beaver.

(a keen and enthusiastic person who works very hard)

beyond your (a)   dreams.

(beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for)

(a)   on your own (two) feet.

(support oneself without help from other people)

overplay your (a)   .

(spoil your success by saying or doing too much)

hold/stand your (a)   .

(stay where you are in orden to show sb that you're not afraid)