on one's lonesome

English

Alternative forms

• by one's lonesome

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on one's lonesome

1. (idiomatic) Alone; without aid or accompaniment.
   • 1996, Joan Jonker, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, →ISBN (2012 Headline ebook edition), Google books online:

     "Sittin' there all on her lonesome the whole day long, it's understandable she gets down in the dumps."

   • 2003, Aaron P. Frank, Honda Motorcycles, →ISBN, page 176:

     But his skills with a bike were unassailable — while the factory teams were struggling with setup, it was Dunlop on his lonesome that gave the company its first International victories.

   • 2015, Josephine Myles, chapter 10, in Scrap, →ISBN:

     Working on his lonesome every day definitely had him craving a bit of human company.

Further reading

• “on one's lonesome”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.