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
Star	STAHR	English
Adalynn	AD-ə-lin	English (Modern)
Jyothi	-	Indian, Telugu, Malayalam
Beatriz	be-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Edmundo	ed-MOON-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Rien (1)	REEN	Dutch