on one's own



on one's own

1. By one's own efforts or resources, as in He built the entire addition on his own. [Mid-1900s]
2. Responsible for oneself, independent of outside help or control, as in Dave moved out last fall; he's on his own now. [Mid-1900s]
See also: on, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ueli-German (Swiss)
Chaggit-Biblical Hebrew
Kuzey-Turkish
Lilach-Hebrew
Dianadie-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Eutimio-Spanish, Italian