“one's”

The following 990 entries include the term one's.

Entries 901–915 of 990
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throw/toss one's hat in/into the ring

idiom

: to announce that one is going to try to win a contest (such as an election)

thumb one's nose at

idiom

: to show very clearly that one does not like or care about (something)

tied to one's mother's apron strings

idiom

: still controlled by one's mother

time is on one's side

idiom

used to say that a person will have a good chance of success because he or she can wait until a situation improves

time on one's hands

idiom

: time when one is not busy

tip one's cap/hat

idiom

: to touch one's hat or cap or to lift it off one's head as a way of greeting or saying goodbye to someone

to call one's own

idiom

used to say that something belongs only to oneself

too big for one's boots

idiom

: too confident or proud of oneself

too big for one's britches

idiom

: too confident or proud of oneself

to one's advantage

idiom

: to one's benefit or gain

to one's aid

idiom

: in order to give one help

to one's amazement

idiom

used to indicate that one is very surprised with/about something

to one's amusement

idiom

: in a way that is amusing to someone : pleasing to someone

to one's annoyance

idiom

: in a way that is annoying to someone

to one's benefit

idiom

: of help : beneficial

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