as if (或 like) one owns the place

(informal)in an overbearing or self-important manner

(非正式)儼然那地方是他的（表示態(tài)度專橫和妄自尊大）

be one's own man (或 woman)

act independently and with confidence

獨(dú)立自信地做

come into its (or one's) own

become fully effective, used, or recognized

充分發(fā)揮作用，被充分使用；被充分認(rèn)可

the two folk languages will at last come into their own.

這兩種部落語言最終將大行其道。

get one's own back

(informal)take action in retaliation for a wrongdoing or insult

(非正式)報(bào)復(fù)

hold one's own

retain a position of strength in a challenging situation

堅(jiān)守住；不退讓

of one's own

belonging to oneself alone

屬于自己的

at last I've got a place of my own.

我終于有了自己的住所了。

on one's own

unaccompanied by others; alone or unaided

獨(dú)自地；獨(dú)立地；不依靠別人幫助地

own up

admit or confess to having done something wrong or embarrassing

坦白，承認(rèn)；供認(rèn)

he &B{owns up} to few mistakes.

他只承認(rèn)了很少的錯誤。

of (one's) own

Belonging completely to oneself

擁有：完完全全屬于某人自己

a room of one's own.

自己的一個房間

on (one's) own

By one's own efforts

通過自己的努力

She got the job on her own.

她自己找到了這份工作

Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control

靠自己的力量，獨(dú)立地：自己對自己負(fù)責(zé)；獨(dú)立于外來的幫助或控制之外

He is now out of college and on his own.

他現(xiàn)在離開了大學(xué)并且自己生活