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The following 990 entries include the term one's.
drop one's gaze
phrase: to look down
drown one's sorrows/fears
phrase: to forget about one's sorrows/fears by getting drunk
drum one's fingers
phrase: to rapidly tap one's fingertips (on a surface)
dry one's tears
phrase: to stop crying
earn one's keep
phrase: to earn what is needed to support oneself
earn one's stripes
phrase: to do something which shows that one deserves to be accepted and respected by the other people in a field or profession
empty one's pockets
phrase: to take out everything in one's pockets
end one's life
phrase: to die by suicide : to end one's own life voluntarily or intentionally
enter one's head
phrase: become a thought
escape one's attention
phrase: to fail to be noticed by someone —often used in negative statements
escape with one's life
phrase: to avoid death
eyes are bigger than one's stomach
phrase—used to say that someone has taken more food than he or she can possibly eat
eyes pop out of one's head
phrase—used to say that someone looks very surprised, amazed, shocked, etc.
fall on one's feet
phrase: to be in good condition or in a good situation after having a bad or difficult experience
fear for one's life
phrase: to be afraid one might be killed
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