“[one's]”

The following 778 entries include the term [one's].

Entries 706–720 of 778
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to one's knowledge

idiom

: according to what one knows usually used in negative statements

to one's name

idiom

: belonging to one

toot one's own horn

idiom

: to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows pride or too much pride

to the best of one's belief

idiom

saying something is to the best of one's belief means it agrees with what one knows and believes to be true

to the best of one's knowledge

idiom

used to say that a person thinks something is true but that there may be something he or she does not know which makes it untrue

true to one's word

idiom

: doing what one said one would do : keeping one's promise

try one's best/hardest

idiom

: to try very hard : to do everything that one can do

try one's luck

idiom

: to do something in the hope that one will succeed

tug/pull at one's heartstrings

idiom

: to stir one's emotions

tug/touch one's forelock

idiom

: to be too concerned with pleasing someone whom one thinks is powerful or important

turn one's back

idiom

: to turn so as to face away from someone often used figuratively to suggest rejection or abandonment

turn one's hand to

idiom

: to begin doing (something) usually in a skillful way : to start (a new activity, field of study, etc.)

turn one's mind to

idiom

: to direct one's attention to : to work on

turn one's nose up

idiom

: to refuse to take or accept something because it is not good enough usually + at

turn (something) over in one's mind

idiom

: to think about (something) in order to understand it or make a decision

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