do one's own thing

  • 11To stand in one's own light — Light Light (l[imac]t), n. [OE. light, liht, AS. le[ o]ht; akin to OS. lioht, D. & G. licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuha[thorn], Icel. lj[=o]s, L. lux light, lucere to shine, Gr. leyko s white, Skr. ruc to shine. [root]122. Cf. {Lucid}, {Lunar},… …

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  • 12To be one's own man — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… …

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  • 13thing — thing1 /thing/, n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, or creature that is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: The stick had a brass thing on it. 3.… …

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  • 14thing — n. 1 a material or non material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an inanimate material object (take that thing away). 3 an unspecified object or item (have a few things to buy). 4 an act, idea, or… …

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  • 15thing — noun 1》 an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.     ↘(things) personal belongings or clothing. 2》 an inanimate material object as distinct from a living being.     ↘a living creature or plant.     ↘a… …

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  • 16thing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. affair, matter, circumstance; deed, act, occurrence; entity, person; possession, belonging, chattel; item, object, detail, article. See substance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An object] Syn. article,… …

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  • 17thing — /θɪŋ / (say thing) noun 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, or creature which is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: the stick had a brass thing on it. 3.… …

  • 18thing — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE S THING or DO ONE S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, FOR ONE THING, SEE THINGS, SURE THING, TAKE IT EASY or TAKE THINGS EASY, TELL A THING OR TWO …

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  • 19thing — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE S THING or DO ONE S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, FOR ONE THING, SEE THINGS, SURE THING, TAKE IT EASY or TAKE THINGS EASY, TELL A THING OR TWO …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20thing — See: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, do one s thing or do one s own thing, first things first, for one thing, see things, sure thing, take it easy or take things easy, tell a thing or two …

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