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Phrase(s): by ourselves 1. with no one else present; alone. • Do we have to sit here by ourselves? Can’t we sit with Mary and Max? • We like to eat by ourselves, so we can talk about private matters. 2. with the help of no one else. • We can do it by ourselves. • Can we lift this by ourselves, or do we need some help?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs