bear oneself

idiom

formal
: to move, stand, or behave in a specified way
The soldier never failed to bear himself courageously on the battlefield.
He always bore himself like a gentleman.

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“Bear oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20oneself. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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