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go-it-alone

UK/ˈɡəʊ ɪt əˈləʊn/US/ˈɡoʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/

go-it-alone adjective: done alone or independently, especially of something that is normally or better done in groups.

Adjective

go-it-alone

  1. (colloquial) Done alone or independently, especially of something that is normally or better done in groups.
    • The president is taking the United States back to the nightmares of the world before the Second World War: closed borders, limited trade, and a go-it-alone national race to the bottom.2017 January 27, Jeremi Suri, “How Trump’s Executive Orders Could Set America Back 70 Years”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2017

Origin of go-it-alone

From the verb go it alone.

Questions about go-it-alone

What does go-it-alone mean?
Go-it-alone means done alone or independently, especially of something that is normally or better done in groups.
What part of speech is go-it-alone?
Go-it-alone is an adjective.
How do you pronounce go-it-alone?
Go-it-alone is pronounced /ˈɡəʊ ɪt əˈləʊn/ (UK).

Words near go-it-alone in the dictionary

  1. go-go funds
  2. go-go girl
  3. go-go girls
  4. go-go juice
  5. go-harvest
  6. go-it-alone
  7. go-it-aloner
  8. go-it-aloners
  9. go-itis
  10. go-kart
  11. go-karted

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