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91comport oneself — (formal) BEHAVE, conduct oneself, act, acquit oneself; archaic deport oneself. → comport …
92congratulate oneself — TAKE PRIDE, feel proud, flatter oneself, preen oneself, pat oneself on the back; feel satisfaction, take pleasure, glory, bask, delight. → congratulate …
93insinuate oneself into — WORM ONE S WAY INTO, ingratiate oneself with, curry favour with; foist oneself on, introduce oneself into; infiltrate, invade, sneak into, intrude on, impinge on; informal muscle in on. → insinuate …
94prostrate oneself — THROW ONESELF FLAT/DOWN, lie down, stretch oneself out, throw oneself at someone s feet; dated measure one s length. → prostrate …
95pull oneself together — REGAIN ONE S COMPOSURE, recover, get a grip on oneself, get over it; informal snap out of it, get one s act together, buck up. → pull * * * phrasal : to regain one s self possession : collect one s faculties it took some time for him to recover… …
96shift for oneself — COPE, manage, survive, make it, fend for oneself, take care of oneself, make do, get by/along, scrape by/along, muddle through; stand on one s own two feet; informal make out. → shift * * * shift for oneself To depend on one s own resources • • • …
97be oneself — phrasal : to act, talk, or comport oneself in a usual or fitting manner : show that one has attained to a suitable self realization * * * be oneself , ● self * * * act naturally, according to one s character and instincts * * * be oneˈself idiom… …
98shoot oneself in the foot — phrasal : to act against one s own best interests * * * shoot oneself in the foot see under ↑shoot1 • • • Main Entry: ↑foot shoot oneself in the foot (informal) To harm one s own interests by ineptitude • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot * * * …
99dig oneself in — 1. To entrench oneself 2. To establish oneself in a position • • • Main Entry: ↑dig …
100dig oneself into a hole — (or dig a hole for oneself) get oneself into an awkward or restrictive situation …
