Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!
TAKE THE QUIZ“[one\'s]”
The following 990 entries include the term [one\'s].
know one's limits
idiom: to know how much one is able to do
know one's own heart/mind
idiom: to be sure of what one wants, likes, thinks, etc.
know one's stuff
idiom: to be an expert at something
know one's way around
idiom: to be very familiar with (something) or be good at using or operating (something)
know something like the back of one's hand
idiom: to know something completely
know which side one's bread is buttered on
idiom: to know how to act or how to treat others in order to get what one wants
land on one's feet
idiom: to be in good condition or in a good situation after having a bad or difficult experience
laugh on the other side of one's face
idiom—used to say that a situation will change and someone will stop being happy or pleased
laugh up one's sleeve
idiom: to be secretly happy about or amused by something (such as someone else's trouble)
lay down one's arms
idiom: to put down one's weapons and stop fighting
lay down one's life
idiom: to give up one's life for a good purpose : to die for a good cause
lay/put (all/all of) one's cards on the table
idiom: to be honest with other people and to tell them one's thoughts, plans, etc., in a very open way
lead one's own life
idiom: to make one's own decisions about one's life
leap to one's feet
idiom: to stand up quickly
learn (something) at one's mother's knee
idiom: to learn (something) when one is very young
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
