on one's lonesome

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Alone; withoutaidoraccompaniment.1996, Joan Jonker,Sweet Rosie O'Grady,→ISBN(2012 Headline ebook edition),Google books online:"Sittin' there allon her lonesomethe whole day long, it's understandable she gets down in the dumps."2003, Aaron P. Frank,Honda Motorcycles,→ISBN,page176:But his skills with a bike were unassailable — while the factory teams were struggling with setup, it was Dunlopon his lonesomethat gave the company its first International victories.2015, Josephine Myles, chapter10, inScrap,→ISBN:Workingon his lonesomeevery day definitely had him craving a bit of human company.

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