“one's”

The following 765 entries include the term one's.

Entries 166–180 of 765
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force one's way

idiom

: to move ahead by pushing and making people move out of one's way

for one's age

idiom

: compared to most people at that age

for one's benefit

idiom

: in order to help : for one's sake

for one's own benefit

idiom

: in a way that benefits oneself

for one's own good

idiom

: being or done for the benefit of oneself

for one's sins

idiom

used to say that someone is doing something unpleasant, difficult, etc., as a form of punishment

fresh in one's mind

idiom

: remembered clearly by one

from the bottom of one's heart

idiom

: in a very sincere way

get down on one's (hands and) knees

idiom

: to kneel down

get/find one's bearings

idiom

: to find out one's position often used figuratively

get/have one's wires crossed

idiom

: to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said

get into one's stride

idiom

: to begin to do something in a confident and effective way after starting slowly

get it into/through one's thick skull

idiom

: to realize or understand

get it out of one's system

idiom

: to do something that one has been wanting to do so that one no longer feel a strong desire to do it

get it through one's thick head

idiom

: to understand

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