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TAKE THE QUIZ“[one/'s]”
The following 990 entries include the term [one/'s].
worth one's salt
phrase: of substantial or significant value or merit
write one's own ticket
phrase: to select a course of action or position entirely according to one's wishes
according to one's lights
phrase: according to one's idea of what is right
act one's age
phrase: to act in a way that is appropriate for a person of one's age
a fight for one's life
noun phrase: a struggle to stay alive
a figment of one's imagination
noun phrase: something that one has imagined
after one's own heart
phrase—used to say that someone has likes and dislikes similar to one's own
against one's advice
phrase: despite the fact that one has advised someone not to (do something)
against one's better judgment
phrase: contrary to what one thinks is best
against one's will
phrase: by force
against one's wishes
phrase: despite the fact that one does not want someone to (do something)
ahead of one's time
phrase: too advanced or modern to be understood or appreciated
air one's dirty laundry
phrase: make one's problems known
a jury of one's peers
noun phrase: a jury whose members are from the same community as the person on trial
a legend in one's own time
phrase: a person who is famous while still living for doing something extremely well
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