on (one's) lonesome



on (one's) lonesome

Completely alone. Primarily heard in UK. My friends have all gone on holiday and left me here on my lonesome. You can't leave a boy that young on his lonesome! He needs to be supervised all the time!
See also: lonesome, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Basajaun-Basque
Vaiva-Lithuanian
Willeminavil-lə-MEE-nah, wil-lə-MEE-nahDutch
MorvenMAWR-venScottish
WardWAHRDEnglish
Fabienne-French