make something one's own
1make a rod for one's own back — ► make a rod for one s own back do something likely to cause difficulties for oneself later. Main Entry: ↑rod …
2make a rod for one's own back — To do something that will cause problems for oneself at a later date • • • Main Entry: ↑rod …
3make a rod for one's own back — do something likely to cause difficulties for oneself later. → rod …
4'Til I Can Make It on My Own — Single by Tammy Wynette from the album Til I Can Make It on My Own B side Love Is Something Good for Everybody Released January 1976 …
5To take one's own course — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
6On one's own account — Account Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster]… …
7paddle one's own canoe — {v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe./ Syn.: HOE ONE S OWN ROW. Compare: MAKE ONE S WAY …
8paddle one's own canoe — {v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe./ Syn.: HOE ONE S OWN ROW. Compare: MAKE ONE S WAY …
9convert something to one's own use Law — wrongfully make use of another s property. → convert …
10One (U2 song) — One Single by U2 from the album Achtung Baby B side Lady With the Sp …
