go it alone
idiom
: to do something by oneself
If no one's willing to help me, I guess I'll just have to go it alone.
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One notable change is that Abbott Elementary — the lone comedy on ABC’s lineup in fall 2024 — won’t have to go it alone.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
At that point, some of the Israeli security and intelligence chiefs were thinking that Israel should not go it alone and never attack Iran without American consent and prior knowledge.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
When investors go it alone, everything falls back on them, success or failure.
—Joseph Drups, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Building Resilience Through Partnership While technology is a crucial enabler of security and compliance, businesses cannot go it alone.
—Peter Kellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
At that point, some of the Israeli security and intelligence chiefs were thinking that Israel should not go it alone and never attack Iran without American consent and prior knowledge.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
When investors go it alone, everything falls back on them, success or failure.
—Joseph Drups, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Building Resilience Through Partnership While technology is a crucial enabler of security and compliance, businesses cannot go it alone.
—Peter Kellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for go it alone
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“Go it alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20it%20alone. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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