- steam, under one's own
- Without assistance.
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
steam, under one's own
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under one's own steam — By one s own unaided efforts • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * (with reference to travel) without assistance from others we re going to have to get there under our own steam … Useful english dictionary
under one's own steam — ► under one s own steam without assistance from others. Main Entry: ↑steam … English terms dictionary
under one's own steam — {adv. phr.}, {informal} By one s own efforts; without help. * /The boys got to Boston under their own steam and took a bus the rest of the way./ * /We didn t think he could do it, but Bobby finished his homework under his own steam./ … Dictionary of American idioms
under one's own steam — {adv. phr.}, {informal} By one s own efforts; without help. * /The boys got to Boston under their own steam and took a bus the rest of the way./ * /We didn t think he could do it, but Bobby finished his homework under his own steam./ … Dictionary of American idioms
under\ one's\ own\ steam — adv. phr. informal By one s own efforts; without help. The boys got to Boston under their own steam and took a bus the rest of the way. We didn t think he could do it, but Bobby finished his homework under his own steam … Словарь американских идиом
under one's own steam — by one s own efforts, without help He was able to go home under his own steam even though he was feeling very sick … Idioms and examples
under one's own steam — without assistance from others. → steam … English new terms dictionary
steam — ► NOUN 1) the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2) the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3) momentum; impetus: the dispute… … English terms dictionary
steam — See: LET OFF STEAM or BLOW OFF STEAM, UNDER ONE S OWN STEAM … Dictionary of American idioms
steam — See: LET OFF STEAM or BLOW OFF STEAM, UNDER ONE S OWN STEAM … Dictionary of American idioms
