conduct oneself

idiom

: to behave especially in a public or formal situation

The way you conduct yourself in an interview often determines whether or not you get the job.

She conducted herself as a professional and earned the respect of her coworkers.

I don't approve of the way he conducts himself.

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May 20, 2021 Advertisement Business etiquette training can include a wide variety of topics — professionalism in the office and on Zoom, giving feedback, proper dress code, remembering names and how to conduct oneself during a business lunch. —Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024

Objectively speaking, to conduct oneself that way is corrupt. —Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023

In his eulogy on Thursday, Lu described how Munger’s ideas about investing—and how to conduct oneself morally in a capitalist system—have made a huge splash abroad. —Will Daniel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023

As at any institution, there are expected mores and methods to conduct oneself on the grounds of your school of choice. —Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 30 June 2021