English

Alternative forms

• by one's lonesome

Prepositional phrase

on one's lonesome

1. (idiomatic) Alone; without aid or accompaniment.
   • 1996, Joan Jonker, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, ISBN 9780755391981 (2012 Headline ebook edition), Google books online:

     "Sittin' there all on her lonesome the whole day long, it's understandable she gets down in the dumps."

   • 2003, Aaron P. Frank, Honda Motorcycles, ISBN 9781610609586, p. 176 (Google preview):

     But his skills with a bike were unassailable — while the factory teams were struggling with setup, it was Dunlop on his lonesome that gave the company its first International victories.

   • 2015, Josephine Myles, Scrap, ISBN 9781619224926, ch. 10 (Google books online):

     Working on his lonesome every day definitely had him craving a bit of human company.