“one 's”

The following 990 entries include the term one 's.

Entries 946–960 of 990
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watching/counting one's calories

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: being careful not to eat too much

watch one's back

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: be careful

watch one's language

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: to be careful about the words one uses

watch one's language/mouth/tongue

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: to not say rude or inappropriate things

watch one's mouth

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: to not use offensive language

watch one's p's and q's

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: to be careful about behaving in a polite or proper way

watch one's tongue

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: to not say rude or offensive things

watch one's weight

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: to lose weight or to not gain weight

wear a silly grin/smile on one's face

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: to grin/smile in a silly way

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

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: to show one's emotions very openly

wear out one's welcome

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: to be no longer welcome to stay in a place because one has stayed too long, been impolite, etc.

weigh one's words

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: to think carefully about what one is going to say

whet one's appetite

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: to make one hungry

while (one's) at it

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: while (one's) doing some related activity : at the same time

win/earn one's spurs

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: to do something which shows that one deserves to be respected or noticed

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  • high school student holding a pencil leaning over a sat test
  • Despite the cacophony, the student tried to study.
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