Timeline for "Of His Own" Usage
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| Jan 23, 2016 at 19:58 | history | edited | Jasper |
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| Oct 4, 2015 at 8:30 | vote | accept | meatie | ||
| Jun 18, 2014 at 10:38 | comment | added | Maulik V | @EsotericScreenName Yes. I meant the former one. | |
| Jun 18, 2014 at 10:31 | comment | added | Esoteric Screen Name | @MaulikV on his own does indeed fit with kicked the bucket, but it means something quite different. He kicked the bucket on his own means he died without any external factors contributing to the cause of death or he died alone. | |
| Jun 18, 2014 at 9:25 | answer | added | Esoteric Screen Name | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 18, 2014 at 7:08 | comment | added | Maulik V | That's because idioms are used in a specific structure. However, to me, the second example better goes with on his own and not of his own. | |
| Jun 18, 2014 at 6:57 | history | asked | meatie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |