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[wanderer]

"His situation was of his own making."

Can I omit "of" from the sentence?
What does "of" function here?

Thank you.

[CP]

It means "from" or "resulting from." It is a fairly common expression. "Her problems are of her own making." "Those are worries of his own making."
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[wanderer]

What if I take "of" away? Will that change the original meaning?

And is it because of "making" this word making the happen of "OF"?