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English
Verb
be one's own man (third-person singular simple present is one's own man, present participle being one's own man, simple past was one's own man, past participle been one's own man)
- to behave independently without the influence of others.
Further reading
- “be one's own man”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “be one's own man”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “be your own man” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “be your own man” (US) / “be your own man” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “be your own person woman man”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.