Meaning of do it yourself | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.
   uncountable
2. The habit or approach of doing something for oneself, rather than for example buying a prepared product.
   attributive, often, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. By O. S. Nock. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] One scarcely imagined, for example, that the great steel works at Crewe owed its existence to Sir Richard Moon's penchant for the principle of "Do it yourself", a principle born of a methodical, economical and far-seeing mind.”

“The relationship between punk's do-it-yourself philosophy and the music industry, along with fashion suppliers, […]”

CEFR level