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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dipa	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
Janko	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak
Willabert	-	Ancient Germanic
Puneet	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Esha	-	Indian, Hindi
SlavomÍR	-	Czech, Slovak