“one's”

The following 777 entries include the term one's.

Entries 586–600 of 777
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roll one's r's

idiom

: to pronounce the sound /r/ with a trill

roll up one's sleeves

idiom

: to fold up the ends of one's shirt sleeves to make them shorter

run for one's life

idiom

: to run to escape from great danger

run/live one's own life

idiom

: to make one's own decisions about how to live

run one's course

idiom

: to progress in the usual way

run one's eye down

idiom

: to quickly read or look at (something, such as a list)

run one's own life

idiom

: to make one's own decisions

sacrifice one's life

idiom

: to die in order to help someone else

say one's piece

idiom

: to say what one wants to say : to express one's opinions or ideas

screen one's (telephone/phone) calls

idiom

: to let an answering machine answer one's phone in order to hear who is calling before deciding to talk to whoever it is

screw one's face/eyes up

idiom

: to tighten the muscles of (the face or eyes)

screw up one's face/eyes

idiom

: to tighten the muscles of (the face or eyes)

seed/seeds of one's own destruction

idiom

: something that eventually causes one to fail, be destroyed, be ruined, etc.

seek one's fortune

idiom

: to try to become rich

see one's way (clear) to

idiom

: to be willing to (do something)

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