on one's own

Prepositional phrase

1. Unaided; without assistance or help from others.
   • A seven-year-old can get dressed on his own, but it might take a long time.
   • Don't you see / That now you've gone, / And I'm left here on my own, / I will have to follow you / And beg you to come home.1966, Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell (English lyrics), Dusty Springfield (vocalist), You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, 1965, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Io che non vivo (senza te)

   Synonyms:

   on one's tod, on one's bill, by oneself

2. Alone, without another's immediate company.
   • I love cheese on toast, but I won't eat cheese on its own.
   • There's a club if you'd like to go / You could meet somebody who really loves you / So you go and you stand on your own / And you leave on your own / And you go home and you cry / And you want to die1985 January 28, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, “How Soon Is Now?”, Morrissey (lyrics), performed by the Smiths, England