under one's own steam

Etymology
A reference to the operation of a steam engine: see sense 1.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  Of the movement of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines (originally steam engines), rather than pulled or pushed by another vehicle.
 * 2) Using one's own resources; independently, unaided.
 * 3) At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.
 * 1) Using one's own resources; independently, unaided.
 * 2) At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.
 * 1) At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.
 * 1) At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.
 * 1) At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Finnish: omin voimin
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: por sus propios medios


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:, omin voimin
 * French:
 * Russian: своими силами,


 * Spanish: por sus propios medios