under one's own steam

under (one's) own steam

On one's own; with no assistance from anyone else. The injured player was fortunately able to walk off the field under his own steam. Look, Mom, I can finish this book report under my own steam, OK? I don't need you hovering over me correcting my spelling!

under one's own steam

Independently, without help, as in For two years I published the quarterly newsletter under my own steam. This expression uses steam in the sense of "driving power," as in a steam engine. [Early 1900s]

词组	under one's own steam
释义	under one's own steam under (one's) own steam On one's own; with no assistance from anyone else. The injured player was fortunately able to walk off the field under his own steam. Look, Mom, I can finish this book report under my own steam, OK? I don't need you hovering over me correcting my spelling! See also: own, steam Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. under one's own steam Independently, without help, as in For two years I published the quarterly newsletter under my own steam. This expression uses steam in the sense of "driving power," as in a steam engine. [Early 1900s] See also: own, steam The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: at will on one's own account chew (one's) own tobacco chew own tobacco noggin of (one's) own accord of one's own accord of own accord of your own accord do something in your own sweet time/way
随便看	in order to (do something) in order to do something in ordinary in other words in our, their, its, etc. midst in/out of character in/out of commission in/out of contention in/out of favour in/out of line with somebody/something in/out of play in/out of practice in/out of season in/out of stock in/out of sync in/out of the loop in/out of the picture in/out of the running in/out of work in overdrive in over head in over one's head in over (one's) head in over one's head, to be in/over the course of...