In+one's+own+person

  • 31at one's own risk — with each person responsible for their own safety …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 32Legend in one's own mind — totally conceited person …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 33legend in one's own mind — Australian Slang totally conceited person …

    English dialects glossary

  • 34one */*/*/ — UK [wʌn] / US determiner, number, pronoun Summary: One can be used in the following ways: as a number: We have only one child. ♦ How much does one pound of apples cost? as a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on… …

    English dictionary

  • 35own — adjective & pronoun (with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified. ↘done or produced by the person specified. ↘particular to the person or thing specified; individual. verb 1》 possess; have. 2》 formal admit or acknowledge that …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36one — /wʌn / (say wun) adjective 1. being a single unit or individual, rather than two or more; a single: one apple. 2. being a person, thing, or individual instance of a number of kind indicated: one member of the party. 3. some (day, etc., in the… …

  • 37one — /wun/, adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake. 2. being a person, thing, or individual instance or member of a number …

    Universalium

  • 38one — [[t]wʌn[/t]] adj. 1) being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing: one child; one piece of cake[/ex] 2) being an individual instance or member of a number, kind, or group indicated: one member of the party[/ex] 3) existing,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39one —    A synonym for ‘person’ in expressions like ‘my dear one’, ‘my own one’, though these now have rather an archaic sound to them. In standard collocations like ‘young one’, ‘old one’, ‘little one’, where ‘one’ is unstressed, it is usually written …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 40one — [ wʌn ] function word *** One can be used in the following ways: as a number: We have only one child. How much does one pound of apples cost? as a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on the other. We ll meet again… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English