to do sth on one's own

  • 1own — own1 W1S1 [əun US oun] adj, pron [always after a possessive] 1.) used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with a particular person or thing and not any other ▪ Bring your own equipment. ▪ Every dance has its own rhythm. ▪ The… …

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  • 2own — 1 determiner, pronoun 1 belonging to you and no one else: your own house/car etc: He was so drunk he even forgot his own name. | He tells people how to bring up their children but is so lenient with his own. | a house/car etc of your own: He left …

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  • 3one — 1 /wVn/ number 1 the number one: one hundred and twenty one pounds ( 121) | The answer is on page forty one. | Can I have one coffee and two milkshakes please? 2 one or two a small number of people or things: There are one or two things to sort… …

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  • 4come into its own — come into its (or one s) own become fully effective, used, or recognized Mexico will come into its own as a vacation spot * * * come into your/its ˈown idiom to have the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or sth is • When the traffic… …

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  • 5bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …

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  • 6hook sth into sth — UK US hook (sth) into sth Phrasal Verb with hook({{}}/hʊk/ verb [T] ► [I or T] IT, INTERNET, COMMUNICATIONS to become connected or to connect something to a computer or telephone system: »After the takeover, one of the company s first acts was to …

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  • 7hook into sth — UK US hook (sth) into sth Phrasal Verb with hook({{}}/hʊk/ verb [T] ► [I or T] IT, INTERNET, COMMUNICATIONS to become connected or to connect something to a computer or telephone system: »After the takeover, one of the company s first acts was to …

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  • 8get your own back (on somebody) — get your ˈown back (on sb) idiom (informal) to do sth to sb in return for harm they have done to you; to get ↑revenge • I ll get my own back on him one day, I swear! Main entry: ↑ownidiom …

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  • 9come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …

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  • 10hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …

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