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
FerİT	-	Turkish
RoibeÁRd	-	Irish
Mariko	mah-ṙee-ko	Japanese
Denisa	de-NEE-sah (Romanian)	Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Burcu	-	Turkish
Roar	-	Norwegian