"be one's own man" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: is one's own man [present, singular, third-person], being one's own man [participle, present], was one's own man [past], been one's own man [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> one's own man}} be one's own man (third-person singular simple present is one's own man, present participle being one's own man, simple past was one's own man, past participle been one's own man)
  1. to behave independently without the influence of others.
    Sense id: en-be_one's_own_man-en-verb-WlLDKm-4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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