under your own steam

under your own steam
under your own steam phrase
without the help of anyone else

Can you make it under your own steam, or will you need a lift?

Thesaurus: without help and acting alonesynonym
Main entry: steam

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • under your own steam — under (your) own steam without help from anyone else. Don t bother organizing a ride for us we can get there under our own steam …   New idioms dictionary

  • under your own steam — without the help of anyone else Can you make it under your own steam, or will you need a lift? …   English dictionary

  • get somewhere under your own steam — get, etc. somewhere under your own ˈsteam idiom (informal) to go somewhere without help from other people • I ll get to the party under my own steam. Main entry: ↑steamidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • under own steam — under (your) own steam without help from anyone else. Don t bother organizing a ride for us we can get there under our own steam …   New idioms dictionary

  • under your ownsteam —    If you go somewhere under your own steam, you do so without any help from others.     No need to pick us up. We ll get there under our own steam …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • steam — steam1 W3 [sti:m] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gas)¦ 2¦(mist on surface)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 let/blow off steam 5 get/pick/build up steam 6 run out of steam 7 under your own steam 8¦(railway)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • steam — 1 noun (U) 1 GAS the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled: Be careful of the steam from the kettle. 2 MIST ON SURFACE the mist that forms on windows, mirrors etc when warm wet air suddenly becomes cold 3 POWER power that is produced by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • steam — steam1 [ stim ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated: The steam from the volcano rose 3,000 meters into the air. a steam bath a ) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • steam — [[t]sti͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ steams, steaming, steamed 1) N UNCOUNT Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils. Steam vehicles and machines are operated using steam as a means of power. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high… …   English dictionary

  • steam — I UK [stiːm] / US [stɪm] noun [uncountable] ** 1) a) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated The steam from the volcano rose into the air. a steam bath b) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… …   English dictionary

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