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The following 777 entries include the term [one's].
flat on one's back
idiom: lying with one's back against the ground, on a bed, etc. —This phrase is sometimes used figuratively.
follow one's heart
idiom: to do what one would really love to do
force one's way
idiom: to move ahead by pushing and making people move out of one's way
for one's age
idiom: compared to most people at that age
for one's benefit
idiom: in order to help : for one's sake
for one's own benefit
idiom: in a way that benefits oneself
for one's own good
idiom: being or done for the benefit of oneself
for one's sins
idiom—used to say that someone is doing something unpleasant, difficult, etc., as a form of punishment
fresh in one's mind
idiom: remembered clearly by one
from the bottom of one's heart
idiom: in a very sincere way
get down on one's (hands and) knees
idiom: to kneel down
get/find one's bearings
idiom: to find out one's position —often used figuratively
get/have one's wires crossed
idiom: to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said
get into one's stride
idiom: to begin to do something in a confident and effective way after starting slowly
get it into/through one's thick skull
idiom: to realize or understand
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