“one\\\'s”

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

Entries 766–780 of 990
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press one's luck

idiom

: to take more risks than one should or ask for more favors than one should

project one's voice

idiom

: to speak loudly and clearly

protect one's ass

idiom

: to protect one's life

prove one's manhood

idiom

: to prove that one is a strong or brave man

prove one's mettle

idiom

: to prove how tough one is

pucker one's lips

idiom

: to squeeze one's lips together in the way people do when they are going to kiss someone

pull in one's horns

idiom

: to begin to behave in a more careful way

pull one's hair out

idiom

: to be very worried or upset about something

pull one's own weight

idiom

: to do the things that one should be doing as part of a group of people who are working together

push one's buttons

idiom

: to do or say something just to make someone angry or upset

push (something) out of one's mind

idiom

: to try not to think about (something)

push (something) to the back of one's mind

idiom

: to try not to think about (something)

put all one's eggs in one basket

idiom

: to risk all one has on the success or failure of one thing

put in one's two cents

idiom

: to express one's opinion

put/leave one's stamp

idiom

: to affect/change something in some important way often + on

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