lonesome

all by (one's) lonesome

Completely alone. My roommate left town for the weekend, so I'm here all by my lonesome.
See also: all, by, lonesome

on (one's) lonesome

Completely alone. Primarily heard in UK. My friends have all gone on holiday and left me here on my lonesome. You can't leave a boy that young on his lonesome! He needs to be supervised all the time!
See also: lonesome, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

all by one's lonesome

Rur. all alone; by oneself. Mary's folks went out and left her all by her lonesome.
See also: all, by, lonesome
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • all by (one's) lonesome
  • all by lonesome
  • shark bait
  • If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
  • (deep) in the weeds
  • (deep) into the weeds
  • loon
  • by yourselves
  • at this point in time
  • bog off
References in periodicals archive
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WIN; Lonesome Dove DVD box-set
But consider the scoop, as it was then considered, when Liverpool Playhouse signed the actor to play Elvis Presley in Alan Bleasdale's music drama, Are You Lonesome Tonight?
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I've had to change eighteen numbers over the past week--then two more yesterday." Out went such favorites as "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" and in went several lesser-known songs and recordings by other artists such as Bill Haley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
SCHAUFUSS'S ELVIS BALLET HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
Weaver, of Gunsmoke, McCloud and Lonesome Dove fame, is founder and president of the institute.
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Brave early birds can get their Cambridgeshire Reward
In a letter dated March 2, 1955, Langston Hughes wrote his longtime friend Arna Bontemps to congratulate him on the publication of Bontemps's latest children's book: "Lonesome Boy is a perfectly charming and unusual book.
The Lonesome Boy theme as emblem for Arna Bontemps's children's literature
For Roddy Hart and his band The Lonesome Fire, it was their third time at the helm of the Roaming Roots Revue, Celtic Connections' annual curation of music under a chosen theme.
All coming together in perfect harmony; REVIEW
He is not as lonesome as he looks up there, but for Randy Haines, his solo act is a relatively new thing.
Keep Lonesome Randall company
@Benfogle: Sad to hear that Lonesome George, the Galapagos tortoise has died.
ON TWITTER
Summary: Johnny Depp's 'Lone Ranger' may not be so lonesome after all, as the star is made an honorary member of the Comanche Nation tribe.
Johnny Depp adopted by native American tribe
The main character is a lonesome lion who is embarrassed by his unusual color.
Neighbor to Neighbor
*** LONESOME DOVE, COMPLETE COLLECTION BOX-SET (15) Available to buy pounds 59.99.
DVE; Horror flick is a Slither of quality
LONESOME GLORY, who became the first US-trained horse to win a race in Britain when taking a leg of the Sport of Kings series at Cheltenham in 1992, has been elected to the Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga, writes Dan Farley.
Lonesome Glory among four new entries in US Hall of Fame