- strike out on your own
- leave home and support yourself, be independent
I was eighteen when I struck out on my own and found a job.
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strike out on your own
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strike out on your own — strike out on (your) own to begin a new and independent activity. Instead of joining the family business, I decided to strike out on my own … New idioms dictionary
strike out on own — strike out on (your) own to begin a new and independent activity. Instead of joining the family business, I decided to strike out on my own … New idioms dictionary
strike out — UK US strike out Phrasal Verb with strike({{}}/straɪk/ verb (struck, struck) ► [I] to begin a new career or activity, usually on your own: »He left the corporate banking world with the aim of striking out and setting up his own business. strike… … Financial and business terms
strike out — phrasal verb Word forms strike out : present tense I/you/we/they strike out he/she/it strikes out present participle striking out past tense struck out past participle struck out 1) [intransitive] to start doing something new or different,… … English dictionary
strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
strike — See exercise price See exercise price NYSE Euronext Glossary * * * ▪ I. strike strike 1 [straɪk] noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a period of time during which a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay,… … Financial and business terms
strike — 1 /straIk/ verb past tense and past participle struck /str k/ THINK/NOTICE 1 (transitive not in progressive) if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly realize that it is important, interesting, surprising, bad etc: The funny side of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Strike Gunner S.T.G. — Infobox VG title = developer = Athena publisher = NTVIC designer = engine = released = vgrelease|NA=October 15, 1992|JP=March 27, 1992 genre = Shooter / Flying / Shmup modes = Single player Multiplayer ratings = platforms = Super NES media =… … Wikipedia
strike — [[t]stra͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ strikes, striking, struck, stricken (The form struck is the past tense and past participle. The form stricken can also be used as the past participle for meanings 6, 17, and 19.) 1) N COUNT: also on N When there is a strike,… … English dictionary
