A seven-year-old can get dressed on his own, but it might take a long time.

I love cheese on toast, but I won't eat cheese on its own.

1966, Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell (English lyrics), Dusty Springfield (vocalist), You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, 1965, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Io che non vivo (senza te),
Don't you see / That now you've gone, / And I'm left here on my own, / I will have to follow you / And beg you to come home.

Private operators, for the most part have done an admirable job of keeping these aging aircraft flying, but FAA has essentially said, “It’s public-use aircraft. You’re on your own.”

They may adamantly reject help and insist that they can manage on their own.

On one's own

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