own+man

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• own man — ● own …   Useful english dictionary

• own man — (your) own man See: your own person …   New idioms dictionary

• To 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• be one's own man — phrasal : to have command of oneself : not to be subject to another the college president must be his own man Harold Taylor * * * be one s own man To be independent, not answerable to anyone else • • • Main Entry: ↑man * * * be one s own man (or… …   Useful english dictionary

• be/become your own man — to be or become a man who is not controlled by other people or who is able to support himself without the help of other people He left home and moved to the city to become his own man. • • • Main Entry: ↑man …   Useful english dictionary

• be your own man — phrase to not let yourself be influenced or controlled by other people There’s no point telling him what to do – he’s always been his own man. Thesaurus: to be free or independentsynonym Main entry: man …   Useful english dictionary

• his own man — independent man, one who makes his own decisions    Ken will do his job, but he does it his way. He s his own man …   English idioms

• be your own man — be (your) own man/woman/person to behave in the way that you want and to not let other people influence you. Despite being the daughter of two Hollywood stars, she s very much her own woman with her own acting style …   New idioms dictionary

• be own man — be (your) own man/woman/person to behave in the way that you want and to not let other people influence you. Despite being the daughter of two Hollywood stars, she s very much her own woman with her own acting style …   New idioms dictionary

• be one's own man (or woman) — act independently. → own …   English new terms dictionary

• your own man — (your) own man See: your own person …   New idioms dictionary