under one’s steam

under one’s steam
{{under one’s steam}}
por seu próprio esforço, por sua conta.

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  • Under one's signature — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • under one's own steam — By one s own unaided efforts • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * (with reference to travel) without assistance from others we re going to have to get there under our own steam …   Useful english dictionary

  • under one's own steam — ► under one s own steam without assistance from others. Main Entry: ↑steam …   English terms dictionary

  • under one's own steam — {adv. phr.}, {informal} By one s own efforts; without help. * /The boys got to Boston under their own steam and took a bus the rest of the way./ * /We didn t think he could do it, but Bobby finished his homework under his own steam./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • under one's own steam — {adv. phr.}, {informal} By one s own efforts; without help. * /The boys got to Boston under their own steam and took a bus the rest of the way./ * /We didn t think he could do it, but Bobby finished his homework under his own steam./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • under\ one's\ own\ steam — adv. phr. informal By one s own efforts; without help. The boys got to Boston under their own steam and took a bus the rest of the way. We didn t think he could do it, but Bobby finished his homework under his own steam …   Словарь американских идиом

  • under one's own steam — by one s own efforts, without help He was able to go home under his own steam even though he was feeling very sick …   Idioms and examples

  • Under one's breath — Breath Breath (br[e^]th), n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br[=ae][eth] odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. br[=a]dam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. {Brawn}, and {Breed}.] 1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • under one's own steam — without assistance from others. → steam …   English new terms dictionary

  • steam, under one's own —  Without assistance …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Steam — (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The elastic, a[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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