- 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.
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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
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
