Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!
TAKE THE QUIZ“in one's”
The following 53 entries include the term in one's.
throw in one's lot with
idiomatic phrase: to join or become associated with a person, group, or thing that one hopes will win or succeed
a legend in one's own time
idiom: a person who is famous while still living for doing something extremely well
all in one's head
idiom: in one's imagination : not real
a lump in one's throat
idiom: a tight feeling in the throat that a person gets when about to start crying or when trying not to cry
a twinkle in one's eye
idiom: a friendly or happy expression in one's eyes
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
idiom: born into a very wealthy family
die in one's sleep
idiom: to die while one is sleeping
dollar signs in one's eyes
idiom: a desire to make money
draw in one's horns
idiom: to begin to behave in a more careful way
find it in one's heart
idiom: to bring oneself to do something (such as forgive another person) that is emotionally difficult —used with to + infinitive
fresh in one's mind
idiom: remembered clearly by one
have a bee in one's bonnet
idiom: to talk and think a lot about something
have a frog in one's throat
idiom: to be unable to speak normally because one's throat is dry and hoarse
have in one's possession
idiom: to have or to own
(have) stars in one's eyes
idiom: to be very hopeful and excited about something and think that it will be much better or more enjoyable than it actually is
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
