be one's own man
plough one's own furrow
stand on one's own bottom
stand tall
leave the nest
go off the reservation
live one's own life
cut out the middleman
go rogue
mime
solo
march to the beat of a different drum
bootstrap
let
bear
be oneself
put by
slip away
fend for oneself
stand on its own
disindividualize
counterimitate
think little of
leave someone to their own devices
presume
make bold
dare
self-control
tie down
keep to
give someone enough rope
hold in
take off
lord it over
waterhead
run riot
stand on one's own two feet
take liberties
carry
take the liberty
scorn
give someone his head
defy
stand there like a lemon
sit there like a lemon
walk a straight line
run