go it alone

Refuse all help

To go it alone is to proceed without help or partnership, handling something independently when collaboration was possible or expected: After the merger fell through, the company decided to go it alone.

The phrase often suggests determination or self-reliance in the face of difficulty: She went it alone after her business partner quit.

Related

on your own · unassisted · do it yourself · independent · autonomy · strike out · buck the trend · self-determination · self-sufficiency · initiative · pioneering · self-made · resilience · trailblazing · blaze a trail · audacity · resourcefulness · DIY

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Opposites
collaboration vs independence

go it aloneteamwork

Joint effort toward shared aim

collaborate · work together · join forces · team up · partner up

self-reliance vs dependence

go it aloneask for help

reach out · delegate · outsource · crowdsource · open up

Family

gone, alone, lonely, going, lone, outgoing, ongoing, loner, goes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G