be (one's) own master



be (one's) own master

To not be subject to or controlled by others, especially at work or at home. I have to be my own master, so I couldn't work in a big company like you and have to answer to a boss.
See also: master, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sigismund-German, Ancient Germanic
FulkeFULKEnglish (Archaic)
Irit-Hebrew
Macariomah-KAH-ryoSpanish
Abdul-Hamid-Arabic
Radoslavarah-dah-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic