"on one's own hook" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on one's own hook, {{en-PP}} on one's own hook
  1. (informal) On one's own account or responsibility; by oneself. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-on_one's_own_hook-en-prep_phrase-Elt8wK0Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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