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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)
  1. 1 taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)
  2. 2 walking by oneself, taking a walk by oneself
  3. 3 walking unaided, being able to walk without help
  4. 4 standing on one's own feet, being independent, taking care of oneself
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • It is not safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.

    sense 2 · walking by oneself

  • Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.

    sense 1 · taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

  • I like a solitary walk.

    i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews

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