Daily life

recharge on your own

rest alone to regain energy

To spend time alone so that you can recover your energy.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you coming out tonight?

Not this time. I need to recharge on my own.

Play the conversation

After a busy week, I like to recharge on my own with a book and some music.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I need some time by my own to recharge.

Say: I need some time on my own to recharge.

Use “on my own” to mean alone.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

recharge on your own; need time to recharge on your own

Your turn: say it out loud

After a busy week, I like to recharge on my own with a book and some music.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

recharge on your own

rest alone to regain energy

“After a busy week, I like to recharge on my own with a book and some music.”

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