goes it alone
Needs no backup
Goes it alone means to proceed independently, without help or partnership.
The phrase typically describes someone undertaking a difficult task or venture solo when collaboration might be expected: After the merger fell through, the company decided it goes it alone.
The idiom often implies either self-reliance or stubbornness, depending on context.
- goMove from here
- soloPerformance by one
- flying soloActing independently, unassisted
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
boldness · courage · single handed · self-rule · self-sufficiency · do it yourself · self made man · venturesomeness · fortitude · audacity · individualism · silence · maverick · one man band · perseverance · initiative · seclusion · decisiveness
goes it aloneteamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
collaborates · joins forces · cooperates · pulls together · bands together
goes it alonemerges
Joins into one
affiliates · confederates · syndicates · networks · integrates