“[one's]”

The following 990 entries include the term [one's].

Entries 301–315 of 990
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breathe one's last

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: to die

bring a smile to one's lips

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: to cause one to smile

bring tears to one's eyes

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: to cause one to cry

broaden one's horizons/mind

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: to increase the range of one's knowledge, understanding, or experience

bulldoze one's way

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: to move forward while forcing other people to move out of the way often used figuratively

bullshit one's way

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: to seek an advantage or to create a false impression by saying things that are not true

button one's lip/lips

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: to not talk about something

buy one's way

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: to use money to be allowed to get into a place

by one's own account

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: according to what one has said about one's own life or experiences

by one's own admission

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: according to oneself

by one's own bootstraps

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: without help from other people : as a result of one's own hard work

by one's own hand

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: by one's own actions

by the sweat of one's brow

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: by doing hard, physical work

(can) trace one's history (back) to

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: to have existed since

carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders

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: to feel much pressure because one has great responsibilities

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