by one's own efforts

Synonyms

independently single-handed severally unassisted solitarily unilaterally unaided single-handedly disjointly

Examples

If Buddhism is divided generally into the sects that believe in salvation by faith and those that believe in salvation by one's own efforts, then of course there must be such violent utterances in Zen, which insists upon salvation by one's own efforts. Yasunari Kawabata

What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts. Hannah Arendt

Words in the phrase

by one s own efforts

Close letter words and terms

by one's own account by one's own bootstraps by one's own effort by one's own power by one's own strength by oneself