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TAKE THE QUIZ“one's own”
The following 73 entries include the term one's own.
a legend in one's own time
phrase: a person who is famous while still living for doing something extremely well
at one's own peril
phrase: with full understanding that what one is doing is dangerous and that one is responsible for one's own safety : at one's own risk
at one's own risk
phrase: with full understanding that what one is doing is dangerous and that one is responsible for one's own safety
be/become one's own man
phrase: to be or become a man who is not controlled by other people or who is able to support himself without the help of other people
bend under one's own weight
phrase: to be too heavy to maintain a straight or normal position
be one's own boss
phrase: have full control of a business or enterprise : have no boss except for oneself
blow one's own horn
phrase: to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows pride or too much pride
blow one's own trumpet
phrase: to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows that one is proud or too proud
by one's own account
phrase: according to what one has said about one's own life or experiences
by one's own admission
phrase: according to oneself
by one's own bootstraps
phrase: without help from other people : as a result of one's own hard work
by one's own hand
phrase: by one's own actions
cut one's own throat
phrase: to do something that is bad for oneself : to act in a way that will cause oneself harm
dig one's own grave
phrase: to behave in a way that will cause one to lose or fail
do one's own thing
phrase: to do the activities that one wants to do
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