"on one's lonesome" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on one's lonesome.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} on one's lonesome
  1. (idiomatic) Alone; without aid or accompaniment. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: by one's lonesome
    Sense id: en-on_one's_lonesome-en-prep_phrase-jwxRwjEF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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