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of one's own making

of one's own making prepositional phrase: as the direct effect of one's actions, rather than those of others or of external events.

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

Forms of of one's own making

alternative formof one's making

Questions about of one's own making

What does of one's own making mean?
Of one's own making means as the direct effect of one's actions, rather than those of others or of external events.
What part of speech is of one's own making?
Of one's own making is a prepositional phrase.

Words near of one's own making in the dictionary

  1. of one's choice
  2. of one's choosing
  3. of one's making
  4. of one's own
  5. of one's own accord
  6. of one's own making
  7. of one's word
  8. of ours
  9. of record
  10. of service
  11. of some use

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