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    Default he will do off his own

    what is the meaning of this sentence

    He will do off his own

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    Default Re: he will do off his own

    Hi sonudhiman

    I believe that you may have misheard the statement: "He will do it of his own accord", which means he would do it without any prompting from others.

    See: of own accord - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
    "of one's own accord and of one's own free will
    by one's own choice, without coercion:
    I wish that Sally would choose to do it of her own accord. I'll have to order her to do it because she won't do it of her own free will."

    Hope this helps
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    Default Re: he will do off his own

    Sounds likely to me.

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    Default Re: he will do off his own

    It might also be some kind of word play on "on his own" I think. Perhaps the context would help.

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    Default Re: he will do off his own

    Could be. Or even a misheard version of 'off his own bat'.

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    Default Re: he will do off his own

    Quote Originally Posted by BobK View Post
    Could be. Or even a misheard version of 'off his own bat'.

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    That was my first instinct too though I did wonder if perhaps it was "go", not "do" but that would be a less likely mishearing given the difference in the pronunciation of the two words.

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