Fly solo

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To do something without aid or supervision. idiomatic, intransitive

    "Playing with freedom and no fear, Ashleigh Barty has powered into the Australian Open third round without even a coach. Barty clubbed China’s Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday before revealing she had been largely flying solo during her charge to the last 32 for only the second time."

Synonyms

All synonyms
more solosoloed

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"Playing with freedom and no fear, Ashleigh Barty has powered into the Australian Open third round without even a coach. Barty clubbed China’s Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday before revealing she had been largely flying solo during her charge to the last 32 for only the second time."

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