be left to (one's) own resources

To be left unsupervised or uncontrolled; to be allowed to do as one pleases. My job is really great: I know what I need to work on and am just left to my own resources. If left to their own resources, children will get into all sorts of mischief!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edgar	ED-gər (English), ed-GAHR (French)	English, French
Kreskes	-	Biblical Greek
ValÉRia	-	Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Hugo	OO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Merit (2)	-	Swedish
Taina	TIE-nah	Finnish