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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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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

He’s dismayed by NASA’s recent failures and, surprisingly to me, does not think Musk and SpaceX should go it alone and carry out a private Mars mission.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Having missed securing a spot among the groups traveling to Normandy, Bernie, a Royal Navy veteran, with Rene’s encouragement, decides to go it alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

I wasn’t about to walk away from the challenge, but it didn’t feel right to go it alone.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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