acquit oneself
idiom
: to act or behave in a specified way
—used to express approval or (less commonly) disapproval of someone's behavior or performance
The soldiers acquitted themselves well/honorably in battle.
The young actress acquitted herself extremely well/capably in her first film.
He acquitted himself poorly in handling the controversy.
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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