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TAKE THE QUIZ“one's own”
The following 73 entries include the term one's own.
come into one's own
phrase: to achieve one's potential
hoist with one's own petard
phrase: victimized or hurt by one's own scheme
hold one's own
phrase: to maintain one's position : prove equal to opposition
in one's own right
phrase: by virtue of one's own qualifications or properties
off one's own bat
phrase: through one's own efforts
one's own man
phrase: free from interference or control
on one's own
phrase: for or by oneself : independently of assistance or control
on one's own account
phrase: on one's own behalf
on one's own hook
phrase: by oneself : independently
on one's own initiative
phrase: at one's own discretion : independently of outside influence or control
on one's own terms
phrase: in accordance with one's wishes : in one's own way
stand on one's own feet
phrase: to think or act independently
take one's own life
phrase: to kill oneself : to die by suicide
write one's own ticket
phrase: to select a course of action or position entirely according to one's wishes
after one's own heart
phrase—used to say that someone has likes and dislikes similar to one's own
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