to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: secret from others
They kept their plans to themselves.
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The best leaders stay true to themselves, even when deviating from popular norms.
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Amber Nigam, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
While the exact timeframe is a bit fuzzy all these years later, Warren remembers a time — likely ahead of the High School Musical 2 premiere — where the cast got to have Disneyland all to themselves.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
In various drafts, Cooney made notes to herself about everything from Alice Rumphius’s style of dress—Cooney considered, then rejected, putting a hat on her—to the colors of the ocean in an illustration of her protagonist’s journey to a Pacific island.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
Theroux reportedly hunted down a 1971 Submariner as a birthday present to himself, according to Bob’s Watches.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
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Amber Nigam, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
While the exact timeframe is a bit fuzzy all these years later, Warren remembers a time — likely ahead of the High School Musical 2 premiere — where the cast got to have Disneyland all to themselves.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
In various drafts, Cooney made notes to herself about everything from Alice Rumphius’s style of dress—Cooney considered, then rejected, putting a hat on her—to the colors of the ocean in an illustration of her protagonist’s journey to a Pacific island.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
Theroux reportedly hunted down a 1971 Submariner as a birthday present to himself, according to Bob’s Watches.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
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