under one's own steam

Independently, without help, as in For two years I published the quarterly newsletter under my own steam. This expression uses steam in the sense of "driving power," as in a steam engine. [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ljubo	LYOO-bo	Croatian, Serbian
Kirstie	-	Scottish
Nia (2)	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Kristiane	kris-tee-AH-nə	German
Loreen	LAWR-een	English
Cleisthenes	KLIES-thə-neez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)