(idiomatic) To be independent of others

As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.

To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation.

To take a decision that will have personally adverse consequences.

Alternative form of screech owl

(Australia) A descendant of the tribe or ethnic group that occupied a particular region before European settlement, especially when that occupation is recognised by Australian law.

Alternative form of march to the beat of a different drum

Alternative form of march to the beat of a different drum

(of a sale or attempted sale, especially of real property) Without a real-estate agent or broker representing the seller.

The state or quality of being owed.