strike out on own

strike out on one's own

and set out on one's own

to start out to live, work, or travel by oneself. I couldn't get along with my business partner, so I decided to strike out on my own.

to begin a new and independent activity Instead of joining the family business, I decided to strike out on my own.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nita	['ni:tə]
Claudia	KLAW-dee-ə (English), KLOW-dee-ah (German, Dutch), KLOW-dyah (Italian, Spanish, Romanian)	English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Suzan (2)	-	Turkish
Rotem	-	Hebrew
Haifa	-	Arabic
Alma (1)	AL-mə (English)	English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch