“one's own”

The following 73 entries include the term one's own.

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come into one's own

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: to achieve one's potential

hoist with one's own petard

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: victimized or hurt by one's own scheme

hold one's own

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: to maintain one's position : prove equal to opposition

in one's own right

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: by virtue of one's own qualifications or properties

off one's own bat

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: through one's own efforts

one's own man

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: free from interference or control

on one's own

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: for or by oneself : independently of assistance or control

on one's own account

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: on one's own behalf

on one's own hook

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: by oneself : independently

on one's own initiative

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: at one's own discretion : independently of outside influence or control

on one's own terms

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: in accordance with one's wishes : in one's own way

stand on one's own feet

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: to think or act independently

take one's own life

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: to kill oneself : to die by suicide

write one's own ticket

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: to select a course of action or position entirely according to one's wishes

after one's own heart

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used to say that someone has likes and dislikes similar to one's own

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