Go-it-alone

//ˈɡəʊ ɪt əˈləʊn// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Done alone or independently, especially of something that is normally or better done in groups. colloquial

    "The president is taking the United States back to the nightmares of the world before the Second World War: closed borders, limited trade, and a go-it-alone national race to the bottom."

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"The president is taking the United States back to the nightmares of the world before the Second World War: closed borders, limited trade, and a go-it-alone national race to the bottom."

Etymology

From the verb go it alone.

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