to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: secret from others
They kept their plans to themselves.
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Consumers are not qualified to self diagnose symptoms and prescribe drugs to themselves based on information from a commercial.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Helen, Lucy said, but only a whisper, only to herself.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Now all the smart cookies will keep their plans of attack to themselves while our incompetent boobs share sensitive military strike details on Signal chat texts with their family members and a surprised Atlantic reporter.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Taylor’s death is a sobering example of how those wrapped up in chatbot relationships may also become a danger to themselves.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Helen, Lucy said, but only a whisper, only to herself.
—Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Now all the smart cookies will keep their plans of attack to themselves while our incompetent boobs share sensitive military strike details on Signal chat texts with their family members and a surprised Atlantic reporter.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Taylor’s death is a sobering example of how those wrapped up in chatbot relationships may also become a danger to themselves.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
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“To yourself/himself/herself/themselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20yourself%2Fhimself%2Fherself%2Fthemselves. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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