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
Arjuna-Hinduism
Lei (2)-Chinese
Aamina-Arabic
Talfryn-Welsh
SidSIDEnglish
Mcmullen[mək'mʌlin]