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The following 990 entries include the term [one's].
bend one's ear
phrase: to talk to someone at length
beyond one's depth
phrase: beyond the limits of one's capabilities
bite one's tongue
phrase: to hold back (as from a reluctance to offend) a remark one would like to make
blow one's cool
phrase: to lose one's composure
blow one's cover
phrase: to reveal one's real identity
blow one's mind
phrase: to overwhelm one with wonder or bafflement
blow one's top
phrase: to become violently angry : to lose one's temper
break one's heart
phrase: to crush emotionally with sorrow
break one's wrists
phrase: to turn the wrists as part of the swing of a club or bat
breathe down one's neck
phrase: to threaten especially in attack or pursuit
burn one's bridges
phrase: to cut off all means of retreat
burn one's ears
phrase: to rebuke strongly
by the seat of one's pants
phrase: using experience and intuition rather than mechanical aids or formal theory
by the skin of one's teeth
phrase: by a very narrow margin
call one's bluff
phrase: to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat
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