Tu te laves toi-même! You're washing yourself! (i.e. You do it on your own!)

Question

Tu te laves toi-même!You're washing yourself! (i.e. You do it on your own!)I thought when it means on your own it is 'tout seul'. Is this phrase idiomatic, and doesn't necessary mean 'washing'? I am confused with i.e. you do it on your own. For example, can I use this phrase to say a kid baked a cake on his own?

Accepted Answer

Hi Cher,
In this example and talking to a child you could say both -
Tu te laves tout seul/ toi-même = You wash yourself 
and if you used a non-reflexive verb it would be the same  -
Tu fais ça tout seul /toi même = You do that on your own 
Tu fais ton gâteau tout seul/toi même = You make your cake on your own 
Hope this helps!