own person, be one's



own person, be one's

Also, be one's own man or woman . Be independent, be responsible for oneself. For example, We can't tell Jerry what to do-he's his own person. Chaucer used this idiom in Troilus and Cressida: "I am my own woman, well at ease." [Late 1300s]
See also: own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yvette[i'vet]
Nickerson['nikəsn]
PriitaPREE:-tahFinnish
NaomhÁN-Irish, Scottish
Terrence['terəns]
BazzaBAZ-əEnglish (British)