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go it alone

Idioms

Undertake a project, trip, or responsibility without the aid or presence of others. For example, If you decide not to help, I'll just go it alone. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

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Opting to go it alone is risky: Roughly two-thirds of the 28 Roundup trials so far have ended in a loss for plaintiffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

At the same time, I’ve found online tools often ask me better questions and challenge my thinking more effectively than those advisors did, which makes me wonder: Why not just go it alone?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

For Carney, the increasingly fragile security relationship with the United States does not mean Canada should go it alone on defence.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Leaving a team to go it alone was more difficult than she expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

If he waits much longer I might have to go it alone.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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