be one's own man 1. 做独立自主的人，能自己作主 He's not his own man since his mother-in-law came to stay! 他自从岳母来了以后可就不那么自由啦! 2. 精神饱满；神态自若；神智清醒 I ate a bit at six o'clock, and drank a deal of small beer, and I am almost my own man again now. 我在6点钟吃了一点东西，又喝了许多淡啤酒，现在我的精神差不多已经恢复过来了。