going solo
Without a partner
Going solo means doing something alone rather than with a partner or group.
The phrase comes from music, where a solo is a performance by one person, but it applies broadly: leaving a band to pursue an individual career, traveling without companions, or starting a business independently.
After years in the firm, she decided to go solo.
He's going solo on this trip.
- independentFree from external control
- aloneWithout others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- singleOne in number
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
on my own · lone wolf · one man band · self-reliant · own two feet · freelance · breakout · debut · untethered · freedom · autonomy · courage · spotlight · microphone · stage · career · striking out · leap of faith
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- bold movesrisk, dare, gambit, leap, leap of faith
- singlessingle, bachelor, bachelorette, unmarried, unwed
going soloteamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
collaborating · working together · joining forces · teaming up · cooperation
going solopairing up
Grouping into twos
coupling · settling down · in a relationship · in partnership · accompanied
goes, gone, going, goers, solo, solos, soloed, soloing, soloist