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of one's making

of one's making is the alternative form of of one's own making.

Meaning of of one's own making

Prepositional phrase

  1. As the direct effect of one's actions, rather than those of others or of external events.
    • It's a complete shambles - yet again - of the Government's own making.2023 August 23, Nigel Harris, “Comment: End damaging drift at Euston”, in RAIL, number 990, page 3

Questions about of one's making

What is of one's making the alternative form of?
Of one's making is the alternative form of of one's own making.

Words near of one's making in the dictionary

  1. of note
  2. of old
  3. of one mind
  4. of one's choice
  5. of one's choosing
  6. of one's making
  7. of one's own
  8. of one's own accord
  9. of one's own making
  10. of one's word
  11. of ours

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