Idiom
one-man band
Meaning
An organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He runs his small shop as a one-man band.”
“Because he lacks the budget for staff, he operates his graphic design studio as a one-man band.”
“The entrepreneur managed the entire production, marketing, and distribution process alone, functioning effectively as a one-man band for the first three years of the company.”
Examples
simple
“He runs his small shop as a one-man band.”
contextual
“Because he lacks the budget for staff, he operates his graphic design studio as a one-man band.”
complex
“The entrepreneur managed the entire production, marketing, and distribution process alone, functioning effectively as a one-man band for the first three years of the company.”
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