BE YOUR OWN MASTER / MISTRESS

Meaning of BE YOUR OWN MASTER / MISTRESS in English

to be free to make your own decisions rather than being told what to do by sb else

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

YOUR
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OWN
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISTRESS — I. ˈmistrə̇s; preceding a name as a title, pronounced like mrs. noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English maistresse, from …
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MASTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISTRESS — (v. i.) To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.
Английский словарь Webster
MISTRESS — ( v. i. ) To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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MISTRESS — — mistressed , adj. — mistress-ship , n. /mis"tris/ , n. 1. a woman who has authority, control, or power, …
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MASTER — — masterless , adj. /mas"teuhr, mah"steuhr/ , n. 1. a person with the ability or power to use, control, or …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASTER — I. ˈmas-tər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English magister & Anglo-French meistre, both from Latin magister; akin to Latin …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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MISTRESS — noun Etymology: Middle English maistresse, from Anglo-French mestresse, feminine of mestre master — more at master Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
MISTRESS — noun a married woman; a wife. 2. mistress ·noun the old name of the jack at bowls. 3. mistress ·vi …
Webster English vocab
MASTER — noun a young gentleman; a lad, or small boy. 2. master ·vi to be skillful; to excel. 3. master ·vt …
Webster English vocab
MISTRESS — ■ noun 1》 a woman in a position of authority or control. ↘ Brit. a female schoolteacher. ↘the female owner …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MISTRESS — archaic or dialect Mrs. → mistress
Concise Oxford English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MISTRESS — mistress, M\~ BrE AmE ˈmɪs trəs -trɪs ▷ mistress|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MASTER — master, M~ BrE AmE ˈmɑːst ə § ˈmæst- AmE ˈmæst ə r ▷ master|ed d ▷ mastering ˈmɑːst ə r …
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YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
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MISTRESS — / ˈmɪstrəs; NAmE / noun 1. a man's (usually a married man's) mistress is a woman that he is having …
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MASTER — / ˈmɑːstə(r); NAmE ˈmæs-/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun OF SERVANTS 1. ( old-fashioned ) a man who …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
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MISTRESS — mis ‧ tress /ˈmɪstrəs, ˈmɪstrɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: maistresse , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASTER — I. mas ‧ ter 1 S2 W2 /ˈmɑːstə $ ˈmæstər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MISTRESS — n. 1 a female head of a household. 2 a a woman in authority over others. b the female owner …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MASTER — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a a person having control of persons or things. b an employer. c a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MISTRESS — n. 1 a female head of a household. 2 a a woman in authority over others. b the female owner …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MASTER — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a person having control of persons or things. b an employer. c a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
MISTRESS — n.1 a female head of a household. 2 a a woman in authority over others. b the female owner of …
Oxford English vocab
MASTER — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a a person having control of persons or things. b an employer. c a …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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MISTRESS — ( mistresses) 1. A married man’s mistress is a woman who is not his wife and with whom he is …
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MASTER — ( masters, mastering, mastered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A servant’s …
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MISTRESS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE new ▪ They had hardly ever been in this house belonging to Nicholas, and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
MISTRESS — (SEXUAL PARTNER) [noun] [C] - a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a married manThe wife of an …
Cambridge English vocab
MISTRESS — Synonyms and related words : Dulcinea, abbess, beneficiary, best girl, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, chatelaine, concubine, dame, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
MISTRESS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ former ▪ young … OF MISTRESSES ▪ string ( esp. BrE ) ▪ The king kept a string …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MASTER — I. noun 1 person in charge ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ His political ~s are all old right-wing politicians. ▪ colonial …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
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OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
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MASTER — n. 25B6; noun (historical) he acceded to his master's wishes : LORD, overlord, lord and master, ruler, sovereign, monarch, liege …
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MISTRESS
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Словарь английских идиом
OWN — pronoun 1 BAD : I had the whole beach for my own. GOOD : I had the whole beach to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OWN — 1. прил. 1) а) свой, собственный She makes all her own bread. ≈ Она сама себе печет хлеб. She has …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MISTRESS — сущ. 1) а) хозяйка (дома), госпожа (обладающая властью над чем-л.) She had always been mistress of her own destiny. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MASTER — 1. сущ. 1) хозяин, владелец; господин The dog obeyed his master. ≈ Собака слушала своего хозяина. Syn : owner, boss, …
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