腕うで一いっ本ぽん脛すね一いっ本ぽん

expression

relying on one's own resources; being entirely on one's own

Fixed expression meaning to make one's way in the world with nothing but one's own body and abilities; emphasizes self-reliance without external help or assets.

• 都と会かいに出でてきて、腕うで一いっ本ぽん脛すね一いっ本ぽんで生いきていく覚かく悟ごだ。

  I came to the city determined to make it on my own, relying on nothing but my own two hands.