“one \'s”

The following 777 entries include the term one \'s.

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swear on one's mother's grave

idiom

used to stress that one is being absolutely honest

take a load off (one's feet)

idiom

: to sit down and relax

take/get/keep one's mind off

idiom

: stop thinking about

take/get one's name from

idiom

: to be named after (someone or something)

take leave of one's senses

idiom

: to begin acting or thinking in a very foolish way

take matters into one's own hands

idiom

: to do something oneself instead of waiting for other people to do something

take one's breath away

idiom

: to be extremely exciting, beautiful, or surprising

take one's business elsewhere

idiom

: to go to another place to do business

take one's chances

idiom

: to do something even though it might fail

take one's ease

idiom

: to rest or relax

take one's eyes off

idiom

: to stop looking at (someone or something)

take one's hat off to

idiom

: to give (someone) praise or credit

take one's leave

idiom

: to say goodbye to someone and depart

take one's licks

idiom

: to be subjected to harsh criticism

take one's lumps

idiom

: to be badly beaten or hurt usually used figuratively

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