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The following 60 entries include the term one's own.
dig one's own grave
idiom: to behave in a way that will cause one to lose or fail
do one's own thing
idiom: to do the activities that one wants to do
for one's own benefit
idiom: in a way that benefits oneself
for one's own good
idiom: being or done for the benefit of oneself
get one's own back
idiom: to do something bad or unpleasant to someone who has treated one badly or unfairly
go one's own way
idiom: to do the things that one wants to do rather than doing the things that other people expect one to do
have a mind of one's own
idiom: to have one's own ideas and make one's own choices about what should be done —often used figuratively
have/get one's (own) way
idiom: to get or do what one wants to get or do despite the desires, plans, etc., of other people —often disapproving
have it one's (own) way
idiom: to do what one wants to do despite the desires, plans, etc., of other people —often disapproving
in a league of one's own
idiom: better than anyone else at doing something
in a world of one's own
idiom: spending so much time thinking about something that one does not notice what is happening
in one's own (good) time
idiom: at the time that is right or appropriate for one and not sooner
in one's (own) sweet time
idiom: as slowly as one wants even though other people want one to act more quickly
in one's own time
idiom: the time during which a company is not paying a worker
in one's own world
idiom: spending so much time thinking about something that one does not notice what is happening
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