Meanings
verbbe 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)
present singular third person is one's own man · participle present being one's own man · past was one's own man · participle past been one's own man
- idiomaticTo behave independently without the influence of others.
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be one's own man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20one's%20own%20man
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“be one's own man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20one's%20own%20man. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be one's own man,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20one's%20own%20man.
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