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The following 990 entries include the term [one/'s].
get/take the bit between one's teeth
phrase: to start doing something in a very enthusiastic and determined way
get the monkey off one's back
phrase: to remove or solve a problem that has been difficult to get rid of or solve : to get rid of a problem or situation that makes one unhappy and that lasts for a long time
ghost/shadow of one's former self
phrase: a much weaker and frailer person than one formerly was
give/lend one's name to
phrase: to have (something) named after one
give of one's time
phrase: to use one's time and effort to help others
give one's all
phrase: to do or give as much as one can to achieve something, to support a cause, etc.
give/sacrifice one's life
phrase: to do something that results in one's death
give (someone) a piece of one's mind
phrase: to speak to someone in an angry way
give (someone) one's word
phrase: to promise something
give (someone) the shirt off one's back
phrase: to do anything to help (someone)
gnash one's teeth
phrase: to grind one's teeth together
go about one's business
phrase: to do what one usually does
go about one's work
phrase: to do one's work
go back on one's promise
phrase: to not do what one said one would definitely do
go back on one's word
phrase: to break one's promise
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