shift for himself

• vi. 自谋生计(自力更生)

shift for himself的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. When his father died, Tom had to fend for himself.
   汤姆在父亲死後只得自谋生计了。
2. The man go abroad,leave his wife and children to shift for themselves.
   那男人去了海外，留下妻子儿女自谋生计。