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TAKE THE QUIZ“(one/'s”
The following 990 entries include the term (one/'s.
be on one's merry way
phrase: to leave a place
be run/rushed off one's feet
phrase: to be very busy
beyond one's comprehension
phrase: impossible for one to understand
beyond one's control
phrase—used to indicate that no intervention will help things
beyond one's wildest dreams/fantasies
phrase: much more successful than one ever thought possible
blood on one's hands
phrase—used to say that someone is responsible for someone else's death
blot one's copybook
phrase: to harm one's own reputation
blow one's own horn
phrase: to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows pride or too much pride
blow one's own trumpet
phrase: to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows that one is proud or too proud
bluff one's way
phrase: to achieve by a false threat or claim that is meant to trick someone
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
phrase: born into a very wealthy family
break one's fall
phrase: to help make one's fall less forceful
break one's neck
phrase: to cause one's neck bone to crack or break —sometimes used in speech to tell someone he or she could get hurt
break one's promise
phrase: to not do what one said one would definitely do
break (one's) stride
phrase: to pause or slow down in one's movement
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
