into one's own

into one's own
See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • into one's own — See: COME INTO ONE S OWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • into\ one's\ own — See: come into one s own …   Словарь американских идиом

  • into one's own hands — See: TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE S OWN HANDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • into one's own hands — See: TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE S OWN HANDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • into\ one's\ own\ hands — See: take the law into one s own hands …   Словарь американских идиом

  • into one's own — phrasal 1. : into possession of that which rightfully belongs to one the despoiled heir at long last came into his own 2. : into the prosperous or flourishing condition or recognition to which one is entitled or of which one is capable Italian… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come into one's own — phrasal : to acquire something (as rights or a position) that rightfully belongs or is felt to belong to one; sometimes : to gain recognition natural gas has come into its own Gardiner Symonds * * * come into one s own To have the opportunity to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take the law into one's own hands — To obtain justice, or what one considers to be justice, by one s own actions, without recourse to the law, the police, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑law * * * punish someone for an offense according to one s own ideas of justice, esp. in an illegal or… …   Useful english dictionary

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