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
Shay	[ʃei]
Mirko	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Italian
Balster	['bælstə]
Annelies	ah-ne-LEES (German), ahn-nə-LEES (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Urd	-	Norse Mythology
Idella	ie-DEL-ə	English