To hoe one's row

To hoe one's row
Hoe Hoe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoeing}.] [Cf. F. houer.] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn. [1913 Webster]

{To hoe one's row}, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • hoe one's own row — {v. phr.} To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. * /David s father died when he was little, and he has always had to hoe his own row./ Syn.: PADDLE ONE S OWN CANOE, STAND ON ONE S OWN FEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hoe one's own row — {v. phr.} To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. * /David s father died when he was little, and he has always had to hoe his own row./ Syn.: PADDLE ONE S OWN CANOE, STAND ON ONE S OWN FEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hoe\ one's\ own\ row — v. phr. To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. David s father died when he was little, and he has always had to hoe his own row. Syn.: paddle one s own canoe, stand on one s own feet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Hoe — Hoe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoeing}.] [Cf. F. houer.] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • row — row1 [rō] n. [ME rowe < OE ræw, akin to Ger reihe < IE base * rei , to tear, split > RIVE, REAP] 1. a number of people or things arranged so as to form a line, esp. a straight line 2. any of a series of such horizontal lines in parallel …   English World dictionary

  • row — I. /roʊ / (say roh) noun 1. a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line. 2. a line of adjacent seats facing the same way, as in a theatre. 3. a street, especially a narrow one, formed by two continuous lines of… …  

  • row — See: HARD ROW TO HOE or TOUGH ROW TO HOE, HOE ONE S OWN ROW, SKID ROW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • row — See: HARD ROW TO HOE or TOUGH ROW TO HOE, HOE ONE S OWN ROW, SKID ROW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • row — See: hard row to hoe or tough row to hoe, hoe one s own row, skid row …   Словарь американских идиом

  • one's own row — See: HOE ONE S OWN ROW …   Dictionary of American idioms

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