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TAKE THE QUIZ“[[one\'s]]”
The following 990 entries include the term [[one\'s]].
perk (up) one's ears
phrase: to lift the ears in a quick or alert way —often used figuratively of a person
pick one's way
phrase: to walk very slowly while carefully choosing where to put one's feet
play/hold/keep one's cards close to the/one's chest/vest
phrase: to keep one's plans, ideas, etc., hidden from other people
play one's cards right
phrase: to do things in an intelligent and well-planned way
play with one's food
phrase: to move one's food around on the plate or handle it with one's fingers without eating it
plight one's troth
phrase: to promise to marry someone
plough one's own furrow
phrase: to do something that is different from what other people do
plunge to one's death
phrase: to be killed by a sudden fall or jump from a high place
ply one's trade
phrase: to do one's particular kind of work
ply one's wares
phrase: to sell one's goods
point one's toes
phrase: to bend one's foot down so that the top of it and the front of one's leg form a straight line
pour one's heart/soul out
phrase: to speak very freely to someone about one's private and most deeply felt emotions
pour out one's heart/soul
phrase: to speak very freely to someone about one's private and most deeply felt emotions
powder one's nose
phrase—used by women as a polite way of excusing themselves from a table, conversation, etc., to go to the bathroom
press one's case
phrase: to repeat an argument in favor of something often in a way that is annoying to show that it is very important
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