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lone it

To go somewhere or do something alone; to be by oneself. A: "Do you want to come out with me and my friends to see a movie? B: "No thanks, I'm just going to lone it tonight." No one else wanted to leave the party, so I had to lone it back home.

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lone gunman

A shooter that acts alone. This phrase is perhaps most often associated with Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated John F. Kennedy. I know you think the murders were perpetrated by a lone gunman, but I just can't believe that no one else helped him to carry out all this violence.

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lone wolf

1. Someone who does not seek or like the company of others. Shannon should have known Brad would break her heart—he's a lone wolf who doesn't like getting close to anybody. A: "Does he have any friends at school?" B: "No, I think he's a lone wolf."

2. A terrorist who acts alone or independently of a larger group when carrying out an attack. The attack was carried out by another lone wolf who had no affiliation with terror groups but was inspired by radical postings online.

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(lone) voice in the wilderness

One who expresses an unpopular opinion or idea. She felt like a voice in the wilderness as she tried to warn others about the impending economic collapse. He was a lone voice in the wilderness as he tried to expose the vast corruption within the organization.

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a lone wolf

a person who prefers to do things on their own The typical role for Bogart was the Casablanca character, a lone wolf, cynical but heroic.

See plough a lone furrow, a voice in the wilderness

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plough a lone/lonely furrow

  (mainly British literary)

to do something alone and without help from other people He'd always been happier working in isolation, ploughing a lone furrow.

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lone wolf

A person who prefers to do without the company or assistance of others. For example, Her nursery school teacher described Beth as a lone wolf, an assessment her parents found astonishing . This expression alludes to the tendency of some species of wolf to hunt alone rather than in packs. [c. 1900]

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lone wolf

n. a man who stays to himself. Fred is sort of a lone wolf until he has a few drinks.

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