- strike out on own
- strike out on (your) own
to begin a new and independent activity.
Instead of joining the family business, I decided to strike out on my own.
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strike out on your own — strike out on (your) own to begin a new and independent activity. Instead of joining the family business, I decided to strike out on my own … New idioms dictionary
strike out — {v.} 1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. * /John misspelled corollary. He struck it out and wrote it correctly./ 2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of action… … Dictionary of American idioms
strike out — {v.} 1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. * /John misspelled corollary. He struck it out and wrote it correctly./ 2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of action… … Dictionary of American idioms
strike out — phrasal verb Word forms strike out : present tense I/you/we/they strike out he/she/it strikes out present participle striking out past tense struck out past participle struck out 1) [intransitive] to start doing something new or different,… … English dictionary
strike out — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to act ) to strike out against, at (to strike out against injustice) 2) (d; intr.) to strike out for ( to set out for ) (to strike out for shore) 3) (misc.) to strike out on one s own ( to begin an independent existence ) * * * … Combinatory dictionary
strike out — UK US strike out Phrasal Verb with strike({{}}/straɪk/ verb (struck, struck) ► [I] to begin a new career or activity, usually on your own: »He left the corporate banking world with the aim of striking out and setting up his own business. strike… … Financial and business terms
strike out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you strike out, you begin to do something different, often because you want to become more independent. [V P] She wanted me to strike out on my own, buy a business. [V P] ...a desire to make changes and to strike out in new… … English dictionary
strike out (to) — Fail; initiate a new activity or enterprise. ► “But when Mr. DiCarlo threatened to strike out on his own, Mr. Boudreau offered a compromise: John Hancock agreed to become a minority owner of a new hedge fund firm that Mr. DiCarlo would run.”… … American business jargon
strike out — verb 1. remove from a list (Freq. 2) Cross the name of the dead person off the list • Syn: ↑cross off, ↑cross out, ↑strike off, ↑mark • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
strike\ out — v 1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. John misspelled corollary. He struck it out and wrote it correctly. 2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of action that you… … Словарь американских идиом
