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Newguest Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
On one's own account
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It is a cosmic truth that it takes two to make a prisoner; a prisoner and a jailer. There is no such thing as being a prisoner on one's own account.
--- What does it mean to be a "prisoner on one's own account"?
It is a cosmic truth that it takes two to make a prisoner; a prisoner and a jailer. There is no such thing as being a prisoner on one's own account.
--- What does it mean to be a "prisoner on one's own account"?
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without the existence/presence of the jailer.
- without the existence/presence of the jailer.
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The meaning is expressed in the first clause - every prisoner needs a jailer. You can't imprison yourself.
Perhaps you were confused because "a prisoner on one's own account" is not a standard expression. In my view, it's not even a good one. I may have said : "There is no such thing as self-imprisonment."
Kind regards, Michael
Perhaps you were confused because "a prisoner on one's own account" is not a standard expression. In my view, it's not even a good one. I may have said : "There is no such thing as self-imprisonment."
Kind regards, Michael
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