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“one's”

The following 765 entries include the term one's.

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cast one's lot with

idiomatic phrase

: to join or become associated with a person, group, or thing that one hopes will win or succeed

flip one's lid

idiomatic phrase

: to lose one's reason or composure

get one's life back together

idiomatic phrase

: to begin living in a normal way after suffering loss, hardship, etc.

get one's life together

idiomatic phrase

: to begin to live one's life in a responsible and mature way

get one's shit together

idiomatic phrase

: to begin to proceed in an effective way : to become prepared, organized, etc.

have one's head examined

idiomatic phrase

used to say that someone is being very unreasonable or irrational

live one's truth

idiomatic phrase

: to conduct oneself confidently and in keeping with one's ideals, beliefs, or identity

meet one's maker

idiomatic phrase

: to die often used figuratively

off one's trolley

idiomatic phrase

: mentally unsound

one's ducks in a row

idiomatic phrase

used figuratively in phrases like have one's ducks in a row, get one's ducks in a row, or put one's ducks in a row to describe being or becoming thoroughly organized

out of one's mind

idiomatic phrase

: mentally unsound usually used informally in an exaggerated way

piece one's life back together

idiomatic phrase

: to begin living in a normal way after suffering loss, hardship, etc.

pin one's hopes on

idiomatic phrase

: to hope very much for a good outcome from (something or someone) especially when other options are not available or are not pursued

pull one's shit together

idiomatic phrase

: to begin to proceed in an effective way : to become prepared, organized, etc.

put one's life back together

idiomatic phrase

: to begin living in a normal way after suffering loss, hardship, etc.

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