exert one self
idiom
: to make an effort to do something
Don't exert yourself too much.
She's always willing to exert herself to help other people.
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“Exert one self.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exert%20one%20self. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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