under one's own steam (English, prep_phrase)
Senses:
topics: nautical
rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Of the movement of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines (originally steam engines), rather than pulled or pushed by another vehicle.
glosses: Using one's own resources; independently, unaided.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
glosses: At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
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