on (one's) own



on (one's) own

1. By or through one's individual efforts or means. I had to finish designing the website on my own after many of our workers were laid off.
2. Without the assistance or support of, or dependence upon, anybody else. I don't need anyone's pity or help, I can make it all on my own, thank you very much.
See also: on, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PierrePYER (French)French, Swedish
Alfr-Norse Mythology
Atanase-Romanian
Varuna-Hinduism
Sovanna-Khmer
Fayvel-Yiddish