“one's”

The following 778 entries include the term one's.

Entries 736–750 of 778
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watch one's language

idiom

: to be careful about the words one uses

watch one's language/mouth/tongue

idiom

: to not say rude or inappropriate things

watch one's mouth

idiom

: to not use offensive language

watch one's p's and q's

idiom

: to be careful about behaving in a polite or proper way

watch one's tongue

idiom

: to not say rude or offensive things

watch one's weight

idiom

: to lose weight or to not gain weight

wear a silly grin/smile on one's face

idiom

: to grin/smile in a silly way

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

idiom

: to show one's emotions very openly

wear out one's welcome

idiom

: to be no longer welcome to stay in a place because one has stayed too long, been impolite, etc.

weigh one's words

idiom

: to think carefully about what one is going to say

whet one's appetite

idiom

: to make one hungry

while (one's) at it

idiom

: while (one's) doing some related activity : at the same time

win/earn one's spurs

idiom

: to do something which shows that one deserves to be respected or noticed

wing one's way

idiom

: to travel somewhere in an aircraft : to fly

win/steal/capture one's heart

idiom

: to cause another person to feel love for one

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