Idiom
be one's own man
Meaning
To behave independently without the influence of others.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He likes to be his own man at work.”
“Despite his father's pressure to join the family business, he decided to be his own man and pursue a career in art.”
“Throughout his long political career, he remained steadfast in his refusal to follow party lines, preferring instead to be his own man and vote according to his conscience.”
Examples
simple
“He likes to be his own man at work.”
contextual
“Despite his father's pressure to join the family business, he decided to be his own man and pursue a career in art.”
complex
“Throughout his long political career, he remained steadfast in his refusal to follow party lines, preferring instead to be his own man and vote according to his conscience.”
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