all to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: not shared with anyone : not in company with anyone else
She had the house all to herself.
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One of these was the scientist in Jakarta, but by far the biggest and most profoundly affecting change from the first game was the third episode, which gave Frank and Bill a beautiful, heartbreaking episode all to themselves.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Note that Cades Cove Loop Road doesn't allow motor vehicles on Wednesdays from May through September, so cyclists and pedestrians can have the road all to themselves.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
As long as Monday’s call lasts, Putin – who has refused to accept a 30-day ceasefire demanded by President Trump and agreed to by Ukraine – will have that presidential ear all to himself.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Boxing history is filled with rocky relationships between famous fathers and their sons, but the Eubanks have their own wing of dysfunction all to themselves.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Note that Cades Cove Loop Road doesn't allow motor vehicles on Wednesdays from May through September, so cyclists and pedestrians can have the road all to themselves.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
As long as Monday’s call lasts, Putin – who has refused to accept a 30-day ceasefire demanded by President Trump and agreed to by Ukraine – will have that presidential ear all to himself.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Boxing history is filled with rocky relationships between famous fathers and their sons, but the Eubanks have their own wing of dysfunction all to themselves.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“All to yourself/himself/herself/themselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20to%20yourself%2Fhimself%2Fherself%2Fthemselves. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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