all to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: not shared with anyone : not in company with anyone else
She had the house all to herself.
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Thankfully, she’s got a Netflix series all to herself now.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Teens age 13 – 17 have a place all to themselves at the teens club with video games, ping pong, and pool games.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
One part that Cole had all to himself, however, was Ross’s (David Schwimmer) son Ben in later seasons of Friends (2000–2002).
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s two weeks after conference championship weekend, giving every team involved in the CFP at least one week off and leaving Army and Navy the second weekend of December all to themselves, as has become tradition for the service academy rivalry.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Teens age 13 – 17 have a place all to themselves at the teens club with video games, ping pong, and pool games.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
One part that Cole had all to himself, however, was Ross’s (David Schwimmer) son Ben in later seasons of Friends (2000–2002).
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s two weeks after conference championship weekend, giving every team involved in the CFP at least one week off and leaving Army and Navy the second weekend of December all to themselves, as has become tradition for the service academy rivalry.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“All to yourself/himself/herself/themselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20to%20yourself%2Fhimself%2Fherself%2Fthemselves. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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