“[one's]”

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

Entries 361–375 of 777
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lay/put (all/all of) one's cards on the table

idiom

: 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

idiom

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

leap to one's feet

idiom

: to stand up quickly

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

idiom

: to learn (something) when one is very young

leave/keep one's options open

idiom

: to wait before making a final decision about something to allow for the possibility of having a different choice

lend one's name

idiom

: to allow one's name to be associated (with something)

let down one's guard

idiom

: to relax and stop being careful and alert

let one's guard down

idiom

: to relax and stop being careful and alert

let the grass grow under one's feet

idiom

: to wait before doing something or to do something slowly used in negative statements

lick one's lips

idiom

: to pass one's tongue over the lips

lie through one's teeth

idiom

: to say something completely untrue

lift one's gaze

idiom

: to look up

light on one's feet

idiom

: capable of moving in a quick and graceful way

live beyond one's means

idiom

: to spend more money than one can afford to spend

live by one's wits

idiom

: to survive by doing clever and sometimes dishonest things

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