“one's”

The following 765 entries include the term one's.

Entries 526–540 of 765
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perk (up) one's ears

idiom

: to lift the ears in a quick or alert way often used figuratively of a person

pick one's way

idiom

: to walk very slowly while carefully choosing where to put one's feet

play/hold/keep one's cards close to the/one's chest/vest

idiom

: to keep one's plans, ideas, etc., hidden from other people

play one's cards right

idiom

: to do things in an intelligent and well-planned way

play with one's food

idiom

: to move one's food around on the plate or handle it with one's fingers without eating it

plight one's troth

idiom

: to promise to marry someone

plough one's own furrow

idiom

: to do something that is different from what other people do

plunge to one's death

idiom

: to be killed by a sudden fall or jump from a high place

ply one's trade

idiom

: to do one's particular kind of work

ply one's wares

idiom

: to sell one's goods

point one's toes

idiom

: to bend one's foot down so that the top of it and the front of one's leg form a straight line

pour one's heart/soul out

idiom

: to speak very freely to someone about one's private and most deeply felt emotions

pour out one's heart/soul

idiom

: to speak very freely to someone about one's private and most deeply felt emotions

powder one's nose

idiom

used by women as a polite way of excusing themselves from a table, conversation, etc., to go to the bathroom

press one's case

idiom

: to repeat an argument in favor of something often in a way that is annoying to show that it is very important

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