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TAKE THE QUIZ“one's”
The following 765 entries include the term one's.
get/take the bit between one's teeth
idiom: to start doing something in a very enthusiastic and determined way
get the monkey off one's back
idiom: to remove or solve a problem that has been difficult to get rid of or solve : to get rid of a problem or situation that makes one unhappy and that lasts for a long time
ghost/shadow of one's former self
idiom: a much weaker and frailer person than one formerly was
give/lend one's name to
idiom: to have (something) named after one
give of one's time
idiom: to use one's time and effort to help others
give one's all
idiom: to do or give as much as one can to achieve something, to support a cause, etc.
give/sacrifice one's life
idiom: to do something that results in one's death
give (someone) a piece of one's mind
idiom: to speak to someone in an angry way
give (someone) one's word
idiom: to promise something
give (someone) the shirt off one's back
idiom: to do anything to help (someone)
gnash one's teeth
idiom: to grind one's teeth together
go about one's business
idiom: to do what one usually does
go about one's work
idiom: to do one's work
go back on one's promise
idiom: to not do what one said one would definitely do
go back on one's word
idiom: to break one's promise
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