“one\'s”

The following 990 entries include the term one\'s.

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know one's limits

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: to know how much one is able to do

know one's own heart/mind

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: to be sure of what one wants, likes, thinks, etc.

know one's stuff

phrase

: to be an expert at something

know one's way around

phrase

: to be very familiar with (something) or be good at using or operating (something)

know something like the back of one's hand

phrase

: to know something completely

know which side one's bread is buttered on

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: to know how to act or how to treat others in order to get what one wants

land on one's feet

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: to be in good condition or in a good situation after having a bad or difficult experience

laugh on the other side of one's face

phrase

used to say that a situation will change and someone will stop being happy or pleased

laugh up one's sleeve

phrase

: to be secretly happy about or amused by something (such as someone else's trouble)

lay down one's arms

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: to put down one's weapons and stop fighting

lay down one's life

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: to give up one's life for a good purpose : to die for a good cause

lay/put (all/all of) one's cards on the table

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: to be honest with other people and to tell them one's thoughts, plans, etc., in a very open way

lead one's own life

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: to make one's own decisions about one's life

leap to one's feet

phrase

: to stand up quickly

learn (something) at one's mother's knee

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: to learn (something) when one is very young

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