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