“of oneself”

The following 12 entries include the term of oneself.

get hold of oneself

idiom

: to get control of ones' thoughts and emotions and stop behaving in a foolish or uncontrolled way

give of oneself

idiom

: to use one's time and effort to help others

in spite of oneself

idiom

: even though one does not want to or expect to

make a fool of oneself

idiom

: to behave in a very foolish or silly way

make an ass of oneself

idiom

: to behave very foolishly

make an exhibition of oneself

idiom

: to behave in a foolish or embarrassing way in public

make a nuisance of oneself

idiom

: to behave in an annoying way

make a pig of oneself

idiom

: to eat too much

make a spectacle of oneself

idiom

: to do something in front of other people that is very embarrassing

make something of (oneself)

idiom

: to become successful

make something of oneself

idiom

: to become successful

sure of oneself

idiom

: confident in one's abilities


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