What does " on one's own steam" mean? I saw this sentence in a novel. I looked it up in the dictionary but there is no such a phrase. The full sentence in the novel is "I went outside on my own steam

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What does " on one's own steam" mean? I saw this sentence in a novel. I looked it up in the dictionary but there is no such a phrase. The full sentence in the novel is "I went outside on my own steam and walked to my car." Thanks for the help.

2013年3月3日 06:17

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It's a very weird, poetic phrase, that's for sure. I'd rephrase it as "without anyone else's help".

2013年3月3日

It means with his own power, his own strength.

2013年3月3日

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