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Meaning: (idiomatic)To reach a stage ofdevelopmentormaturitywhere one has achievedstrengthandconfidence,economicsecurity, orrespectandsocialacceptance.1903,Jack London, chapter 2, inCall of the Wild:And not only did he learn by experience, but instincts long dead became alive again. The domesticated generations fell from him. . . . [T]he old tricks . . . came to him without effort or discovery, as though they had been his always. . . . [T]he ancient song surged through him and hecame into his ownagain.1913,Gene Stratton-Porter, chapter 7, inLaddie: A True Blue Story:Sally just swept along smiling at every one. . . . Sally looked just as if she hadcome into her ownand was made for it; I never did see her look so pretty.1916,D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “[On the Lago di Garda]The Dance”, inTwilight in Italy, London:Duckworth and Co.[…],→OCLC,page182:The eyes of the wood-cutter flash like actual possession. He seems now to havecome into his own. With all his senses, he is dominant, sure.1919,Upton Sinclair, chapter 12, inJimmie Higgins:Everywhere the people wouldcome into their own, and war and tyranny would vanish like a hateful nightmare! Speaker after speaker got up to proclaim this glorious future.1992,Popular Mechanics, volume169, number11, page18:Aerial photography wascoming into its own, and flying shutterbugs pushed the envelope, striving to outsnap each other.2010November 26, Gemlyn George, “Healthcare in Asia: A Roadmap for the Next Decade”, inTime:The subsequent decade played host to numerous stories of Asian nationscoming into their ownwith robustly growing economies.2023November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, inRAIL, number997, page40:"We have some areas on the Mallaig line where you have no road access at all," Phil explains. "This is where the road-rail vehiclescome into their own."
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