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at [sb]'s peril,
at [sb]'s own peril expr | (with risk of loss or harm) | SCSimplified Chinese 冒险地 mào xiǎn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冒风险 |
| at your own discretion adv | (as you see fit) | SCSimplified Chinese 自己决定 zì jǐ jué dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 自己決定 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自己把握 zì jǐ jué dìng，zì jǐ bǎ wò |
| at your own pace adv | (at a speed one is comfortable with) | SCSimplified Chinese 按自己的步调，按自己的节奏 |
| | From the tortoise and the hare, we learn that one can proceed at one's own pace and still be a winner. |
| at your own risk adv | (without anyone else being liable) | SCSimplified Chinese 由自己负责 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自担风险 |
| | Swim in the river at your own risk. |
back yard,
backyard,
own back yard,
own backyard n | figurative (own vicinity) | SCSimplified Chinese 身边
TCTraditional Chinese 身邊 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 近旁 |
| | It's shocking to learn that such crimes are being committed in your back yard. |
| be your own man v expr | (male: be independent) | SCSimplified Chinese 做你自己 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做自己的主人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
blow your own horn,
toot your own horn,
blow your own trumpet v expr | figurative (boast, praise yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自夸 zì chuī zì léi，zì kuā |
| blow your own trumpet v expr | figurative (boast, be self-congratulatory) | SCSimplified Chinese 自吹自擂，自夸 zì chuī zì léi，zì kuā |
| come into your own v expr | (become confident and mature) | SCSimplified Chinese 充分发挥自我 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 展示自我才能 |
| die by your own hand v expr | (kill oneself) | SCSimplified Chinese 自杀 zì shā
TCTraditional Chinese 自殺 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自尽 zì shā ，zì jǐn |
each to their own,
each to his own,
each to her own expr | (everyone has their own preferences) | SCSimplified Chinese 我们都不相同 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 每个人都有自己的选择 |
| from my own experience expr | (having experienced it myself) | SCSimplified Chinese 从我的经验 cóng wǒ de jīng yàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 根据我的亲身经历 cóng wǒ de jīng yàn，gēn jù wǒ de qīn shēn jīng lì |
| | From my own experience, a law degree is very time-consuming. |
| get your own back v expr | informal (retaliate, get revenge) | SCSimplified Chinese 报复 bào fù
TCTraditional Chinese 報復 |
| | Elsa's husband had an affair, so to get her own back, she changed the locks on all the doors. |
| get your own back on [sb] v expr | informal (get revenge on) | SCSimplified Chinese 报复… bào fù
TCTraditional Chinese 報復... |
| | Adam vowed to get his own back on his brother for pranking him. |
get your own way,
get your way v expr | (have what you want) | SCSimplified Chinese 走自己的路 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 随心所欲 |
| | Sue got her own way when her parents let her go to the party. |
give [sb] a taste of his/her/their own medicine,
give [sb] a dose of his/her/their own medicine v expr | figurative (punish [sb] using their own methods) | SCSimplified Chinese 自食苦果 |
| have a mind of its own v expr | figurative ([sth] inanimate: malfunction) (指无生命的东西) | SCSimplified Chinese 不听使唤 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不受控制 bú shòu kòng zhì |
| | My hair has a mind of its own today. |
Have it your way,
Have it your own way interj | informal, disapproving (resignation) | SCSimplified Chinese 你想怎么着就怎么着吧 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 你爱咋咋地吧 |
| | OK, have it your way; I'm through arguing with you. |
| | You don't want pepperoni on the pizza. |
| | Fine, have it your own way. |
| hold your own v expr | informal (be capable, in control) | SCSimplified Chinese 坚持自己 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 维持自己的决定 |
| | Suzanne may be young, but she can hold her own in debates with more experienced council members. |
in a class by itself,
in a class by yourself,
in a class of its own,
in a class of your own expr | (superior, the best) | SCSimplified Chinese 无人能及 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无可媲美 |
| in its own way adv | (uniquely) | SCSimplified Chinese 自行其是 zì xíng qí shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以其自己的方式（行事） zì xíng qí shì，yǐ qí zì jǐ de fāng shì （ xíng shì ） |
| | Every Greek island is, in its own way, unique. |
| in your own little world adj | informal, figurative (oblivious to others) | SCSimplified Chinese 沉浸在自己小世界的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 两耳不闻窗外事的 |
| in your own right expr | (independently) | SCSimplified Chinese 自主 zì zhǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 自主 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自己决定 zì zhǔ，zì jǐ jué dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 自己決定 |
| in your own time expr | (at pace that suits you) | SCSimplified Chinese 在自己的闲暇时间 |
| in your own way adv | (with your own style) | SCSimplified Chinese 以你自己的方式 yǐ nǐ zì jǐ de fāng shì |
| | Don't copy your classmates: the important thing is to do it in your own way. You're beautiful in your own way! |
| keep your own counsel v expr | (not tell others your plans) | SCSimplified Chinese 不泄露自己的计划 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对自己的意图保密 |
| know your own mind v expr | (be confident) | SCSimplified Chinese 有主见 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有自己的想法 |
| leave [sb] to his/her/their own devices v expr | (not supervise [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 放任 fàng rèn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 听任 fàng rèn ，tīng rèn |
| left to your/his/her/their own devices adj | (unsupervised, left alone) | SCSimplified Chinese 由你自己决定 |
| live on your own v expr | (not share one's accommodation) | SCSimplified Chinese 独自生活 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 独立居住 |
| | After living on his own for many years, he has moved back in with his parents. |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business interj | informal (the matter doesn't concern you) | SCSimplified Chinese 少管闲事 shǎo guǎn xián shì
TCTraditional Chinese 少管閒事 |
| | It's nothing to do with you; mind your own business! |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business v expr | informal (look after what does concern you) | SCSimplified Chinese 管好自己的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自扫门前雪 |
| | If you mind your own business, you won't get in as much trouble. |
| of your own expr | (belonging to you) | SCSimplified Chinese 你自己的 |
| of your own accord expr | (voluntarily) | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿 zì yuàn |
| of your own choice expr | (chosen by you alone) | SCSimplified Chinese 自行选择的 |
| | You can order your new car in the colour of your own choice. |
| of your own free will expr | (out of choice) | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿的 zì yuàn de
TCTraditional Chinese 自願的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 心甘情愿的 |
| | Do you marry this man of your own free will? I retired of my own free will; I was not fired. |
of your own volition,
by your own volition expr | (willingly, freely) | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿做出的选择 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿决定 |
| off your own bat adv | figurative, informal (by your own initiative) | SCSimplified Chinese 主动 zhǔ dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 主動 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿 zhǔ dòng，zì yuàn |
| 备注: Sometimes used mistakenly as "off your own back". |
on her own,
all on her own adv | (without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 她自己 tā zì jǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 她独自 |
| | Sarah often eats out at restaurants on her own. |
on her own,
all on her own adv | (without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 她亲自 tā qīn zì |
on his own,
all on his own adv | (without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 他自己 tā zì jǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 他独自 |
on his own,
all on his own adv | (without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 他亲自 tā qīn zì |
| on its own adv | (alone, without accompaniment) | SCSimplified Chinese 独立地，靠自己的力量 dú lì de ，kào zì jǐ de lì liàng
TCTraditional Chinese 獨立地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿，自发 zì yuàn，zì fā
TCTraditional Chinese 自發 |
| | This rice needs some added flavor; on its own it's bland. |
| | The bear cub was on its own after its mother was killed. |
on my own,
all on my own adv | (without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 独自一人 dú zì yì rén
TCTraditional Chinese 獨自一人 |
| | I have lived on my own since my daughter moved out. |
| | 我女儿搬出去后，我一直一个人住。 |
on my own,
all on my own adv | (without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 靠自己 kào zì jǐ |
| | I'm proud of myself for assembling the wardrobe on my own. |
| | 我为自己组装衣柜而感到骄傲。 |
on our own,
all on our own adv | (without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 我们自己 wǒ men zì jǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 我們自己 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 就我们 |
on our own,
all on our own adv | (without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 我们亲自 |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (more than one person: without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 他们自己 tā men zì jǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 她们自己 tā men zì jǐ ，tā men zì jǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 它们自己 tā men zì jǐ ，tā mén zì jǐ |
| | Lana left her guests on their own for ten minutes while she went into the kitchen to prepare the starter. |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (more than one person: without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 他们亲自
TCTraditional Chinese 他們親自 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 她们亲自 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 它们亲自 |
on their own,
all on their own adv | ([sb] unspecified: without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 他自己 tā zì jǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 她自己 tā zì jǐ ，tā zì jǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 它自己 |
on their own,
all on their own adv | ([sb] unspecified: without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 他亲自 tā qīn zì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 她亲自 tā qīn zì，tā qīn zì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 它亲自 |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (non-binary person: without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 他们自己 tā men zì jǐ |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (non-binary person: without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 他们独自 |
on your own,
all on your own expr | (without company) | SCSimplified Chinese 独自地, 单独地 |
| | When you live on your own, you can eat dinner whenever it suits you. |
on your own,
all on your own expr | (without help) | SCSimplified Chinese 自己动手 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 靠自己的力量做某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 依靠自己做某事 |
| | The teacher told her class, "I'll show you how to solve the first equation, then you can try the next one on your own." |
| on your own time expr | (not during work or school hours) | SCSimplified Chinese 在自己独处时间 |
| one's own person n | ([sb] independent) | SCSimplified Chinese 独立的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自立的人 |
| | Mike is very much his own person and does not like being told what to do. |
| one's own time n | (free time, leisure time) | SCSimplified Chinese 空闲时间 kòng xián shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 空閒時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非工作时间 |
| | My boss asked me to chat online on my own time. |
| own account n | (personal admission) | SCSimplified Chinese 自述，自白 |
| | By his own account, he wasn't there that night. |
| own account n | ([sb]'s personal version of events) (与别人不同) | SCSimplified Chinese 自己的描述，自己的说辞 |
| own brand n | UK (private label: for a specific retailer) | SCSimplified Chinese 自有品牌
TCTraditional Chinese 自有品牌 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 私有品牌 |
| own choice n | (decision made freely) | SCSimplified Chinese 自己的抉择 zì jǐ de jué zé |
| own choice n | (individual free will) | SCSimplified Chinese 个人选择 gè rén xuǎn zé
TCTraditional Chinese 個人選擇 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自己的选择 gè rén xuǎn zé，zì jǐ de xuǎn zé |
| | My parents wanted me to go to law school, but I made my own choice and attended art school instead. |
| own free will n | (personal choice) | SCSimplified Chinese 自愿 zì yuàn |
| | It was my own free will to start this project so I can't blame anyone else when things get tough. |
| own goal n | (sports: scoring for other team) | SCSimplified Chinese 乌龙球 |
| own goal n | figurative ([sth] harming own interests) | SCSimplified Chinese 帮倒忙 |
| on your own initiative expr | (individual decision) | SCSimplified Chinese 个人决定 gè rén jué dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 個人決定 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 主动 gè rén jué dìng，zhǔ dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 主動 |
| on your own initiative expr | (without orders of others) | SCSimplified Chinese 主动 zhǔ dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 主動 |
| own up to [sth] v expr | (confess responsibility for) | SCSimplified Chinese 承认，坦白 chéng rèn，tǎn bái
TCTraditional Chinese 承認，坦白 |
| | Nobody owned up to the theft, so the teacher gave the whole class a detention. |
| own-brand n as adj | UK (private label: of a specific retailer) | SCSimplified Chinese 自有品牌的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 私有品牌的 |
pay [sb] back in their own coin,
pay [sb] back in his own coin,
pay [sb] back in her own coin v expr | figurative (retaliate) | SCSimplified Chinese 以其人之道还治其人之身 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以牙还牙 yǐ yá huán yá |
| pay [sb] back in his/her/their own coin v expr | figurative (behave toward [sb] in a like way) | SCSimplified Chinese 以其人之道，还以其人之身 |
pull your weight,
pull your own weight v expr | (do your share of work) | SCSimplified Chinese 做份内的事 |
| | Stuart needs to start pulling his weight on this project if he wants to keep his job. |
pull yourself up by your own bootstraps,
pull yourself up by your bootstraps v expr | figurative (advance through own effort) | SCSimplified Chinese 通过自身的努力获得成就 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| see [sth] with your own eyes v expr | informal (witness at first hand) | SCSimplified Chinese 用自己的眼睛去看 yòng zì jǐ de yǎn jīng qù kàn |
| | I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. |
| stand on your own two feet v expr | (be independent) | SCSimplified Chinese 独立 dú lì
TCTraditional Chinese 獨立 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自主 dú lì，zì zhǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 自主 |
stew in your own juice (UK),
also US: stew in your own juices v expr | informal, figurative (suffer consequences of actions) | SCSimplified Chinese 自作自受 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ |
| take matters into your own hands v expr | figurative (deal with [sth] yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 自行处理 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自行负责 |
| | When the local council couldn't make a decision on Rob's boundary dispute with his neighbour, Rob took matters into his own hands and simply moved the fence. |
| take the law into your own hands v expr | (act as a vigilante) | SCSimplified Chinese 不通过法律自行处理 bù tōng guò fǎ lǜ zì xíng chǔ lǐ |
| | If you get robbed, don't try to take the law into your own hands. |
to each his own,
to each her own,
to each their own expr | (everyone has different preferences) | SCSimplified Chinese 各有所好 |
| | Greg likes anchovies and pineapple on his pizza? Well, to each their own. |
| to thine own self be true expr | literary (be yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 做真实的自己 |
| | "To thine own self be true" is a quote from a Shakespeare play. |