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15 January
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I walked into this hospital under my own steam.
Means voluntarily?
Thanks.
I walked into this hospital under my own steam.
Means voluntarily?
Thanks.
Means voluntarily?
Thanks.
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15 January
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Hello! ☺️
If you do something under your own steam, you do it without anybody's help.
I would say that this is a British idiom and is usually used in relation to getting somewhere, either literally, as in getting to a place, or figuratively, as in getting to a goal or a target of some sort.
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- English (US)
It means voluntarily and without help
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- Filipino
Hello! ☺️
If you do something under your own steam, you do it without anybody's help.
I would say that this is a British idiom and is usually used in relation to getting somewhere, either literally, as in getting to a place, or figuratively, as in getting to a goal or a target of some sort.
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@krysraine thank you so much for explaining it 😀
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@Ich_Gesa You're welcome! It's the least that I can do after all your help. 🙂
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