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on one's lonesome

on one's lonesome prepositional phrase: alone; without aid or accompaniment.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Alone; without aid or accompaniment.
    • "Sittin' there all on her lonesome the whole day long, it's understandable she gets down in the dumps."1996, Joan Jonker, Sweet Rosie O'Grady (2012 Headline ebook edition), Google books online
    • But his skills with a bike were unassailable — while the factory teams were struggling with setup, it was Dunlop on his lonesome that gave the company its first International victories.2003, Aaron P. Frank, Honda Motorcycles, →ISBN, page 176

Forms of on one's lonesome

alternative formby one's lonesome

Questions about on one's lonesome

What does on one's lonesome mean?
On one's lonesome means alone; without aid or accompaniment.
What part of speech is on one's lonesome?
On one's lonesome is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on one's lonesome in the dictionary

  1. on one's knees
  2. on one's L's
  3. on one's last legs
  4. on one's lee-lane
  5. on one's legs
  6. on one's lonesome
  7. on one's Ls
  8. on one's mark
  9. on one's mettle
  10. on one's mind
  11. on one's ones

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