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
do your own thing
CEFR B1follow your own preferences rather than conforming to what others do
make up one's mind
CEFR B1to reach a decision, especially for oneself rather than following others
Matching variant: make up one's own mind
mind your own business
CEFR B1stop interfering in someone else's private affairs
a taste of your own medicine
CEFR B2The same unpleasant treatment that you have given to others.
have a life of its own
CEFR B2to develop or grow in a way that is no longer controlled by anyone
in its own right
CEFR B2by its own qualities, independently of anything else
dogfooding
CEFR C1using your own product internally, before customers do, to test and improve it
Matching variant: eat your own dog food