have something (all) to oneself

have something (all) to oneself
have something (all) to oneself phrase
to not have to share a place, time etc with anyone else

It’s possible to have the place to oneself if it’s early.

It’s good to have the children to oneself sometimes.

Thesaurus: to not limit something, or to not be limitedsynonym
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