“one's own”

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

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run one's own life

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: to make one's own decisions

seed/seeds of one's own destruction

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: something that eventually causes one to fail, be destroyed, be ruined, etc.

set one's own house in order

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: to correct the way one does things

sign one's own death warrant

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: to do something that will cause one's own death

stand on one's own two feet

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: to support oneself without help from other people

stew in one's own juice/juices

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: to worry and suffer because of something that one did

take matters into one's own hands

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: to do something oneself instead of waiting for other people to do something

take one's (own) sweet time

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: to do something as slowly as one wants even though other people want one to act more quickly

take (something) into one's (own) hands

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: to take control of something : seek to do something that is the responsibility of others

take the law into one's own hands

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: to try to punish someone for breaking a law even though one does not have the right to do that

to call one's own

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used to say that something belongs only to oneself

toot one's own horn

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: to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows pride or too much pride

under one's own power

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: using one's own energy : without outside assistance

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