“[one's]”

The following 777 entries include the term [one's].

Entries 136–150 of 777
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drop one's gaze

idiom

: to look down

drown one's sorrows/fears

idiom

: to forget about one's sorrows/fears by getting drunk

drum one's fingers

idiom

: to rapidly tap one's fingertips (on a surface)

dry one's tears

idiom

: to stop crying

earn one's keep

idiom

: to earn what is needed to support oneself

earn one's stripes

idiom

: to do something which shows that one deserves to be accepted and respected by the other people in a field or profession

empty one's pockets

idiom

: to take out everything in one's pockets

end one's life

idiom

: to die by suicide : to end one's own life voluntarily or intentionally

enter one's head

idiom

: become a thought

escape one's attention

idiom

: to fail to be noticed by someone often used in negative statements

escape with one's life

idiom

: to avoid death

eyes are bigger than one's stomach

idiom

used to say that someone has taken more food than he or she can possibly eat

eyes pop out of one's head

idiom

used to say that someone looks very surprised, amazed, shocked, etc.

fall on one's feet

idiom

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

fear for one's life

idiom

: to be afraid one might be killed

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