Leave one to own devices: o que isso significa?

Suppose your daughter turned out to be a very spoiled brat. You don't know what went wrong in your education or who she learned to be such a spoiled child from, but the thing is she's very spoiled. One day, while you're discussing the education of your daughter with yout partner, you both agree that what made her so entitled was that you've always handed her everything free so easily. That's when you have an idea: what if we left her to her own devices to see what happens?

When you leave someone to their own devices, you make them rely on themselves. You hope that way your daughter will stop taking everything she has for granted and start working hard for what she wants. If everything goes as planned out, she will be no longer such a spoiled brat. Many employees are left to their own devices as soon as they get the hang of their job; that is, when they learn what they have to do, they're expected to manage by themselves. Sometimes it turns out fine, other times it doesn't. That's it for today guys. See you next time!