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TAKE THE QUIZ“[[one\'s]]”
The following 990 entries include the term [[one\'s]].
on one's last legs
phrase: at or near the end of one's resources : on the verge of failure, exhaustion, or ruin
on one's mettle
phrase: aroused to do one's best
on one's own
phrase: for or by oneself : independently of assistance or control
on one's own account
phrase: on one's own behalf
on one's own hook
phrase: by oneself : independently
on one's own initiative
phrase: at one's own discretion : independently of outside influence or control
on one's own terms
phrase: in accordance with one's wishes : in one's own way
on one's part
phrase: with regard to the one specified
on one's sleeve
phrase: in an honest and open manner —used with wear
on one's toes
phraseon one's uppers
phrase: in straitened circumstances : destitute
on the tip of one's tongue
phrase: about to be uttered
out of one's hair
phrase: out of one's way : not in one's hair
out of one's head
phraseout of one's mind
phrase: mentally unsound —usually used informally in an exaggerated way
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