have (something) (all) to oneself

idiom

used to say that one is the only one who is using something or who is in a place
I finally had the computer all to myself.
We had the whole house to ourselves.

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“Have (something) (all) to oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28something%29%20%28all%29%20to%20oneself. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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