Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing own, including its inflections. Clear word filter
5 idioms
do your own thing
CEFR B1follow your own preferences rather than conforming to what others do
Informal
mind your own business
CEFR B1stop interfering in someone else's private affairs
Informal
a taste of your own medicine
CEFR B2The same unpleasant treatment that you have given to others.
Informal
have a life of its own
CEFR B2to develop or grow in a way that is no longer controlled by anyone
Informal
dogfooding
CEFR C1using your own product internally, before customers do, to test and improve it
Informal
Matching variant: eat your own dog food