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be one's usual self

idiom

: to behave in the way one usually does
Is anything wrong? You're not your usual self today.

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“Be one's usual self.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20one%27s%20usual%20self. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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