“[one's]”

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

Entries 391–405 of 990
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force one's way

phrase

: to move ahead by pushing and making people move out of one's way

for one's age

phrase

: compared to most people at that age

for one's benefit

phrase

: in order to help : for one's sake

for one's own benefit

phrase

: in a way that benefits oneself

for one's own good

phrase

: being or done for the benefit of oneself

for one's sins

phrase

used to say that someone is doing something unpleasant, difficult, etc., as a form of punishment

fresh in one's mind

phrase

: remembered clearly by one

from the bottom of one's heart

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: in a very sincere way

get down on one's (hands and) knees

phrase

: to kneel down

get/find one's bearings

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: to find out one's position often used figuratively

get/have one's wires crossed

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: to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said

get into one's stride

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: to begin to do something in a confident and effective way after starting slowly

get it into/through one's thick skull

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: to realize or understand

get it out of one's system

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: to do something that one has been wanting to do so that one no longer feel a strong desire to do it

get it through one's thick head

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: to understand

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