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oneself
[ wuhn-self, wuhnz- ]
pronoun
- a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively):
One often hurts oneself accidentally.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of oneself1
Idioms and Phrases
- be oneself,
- to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
- to be unaffected and sincere:
One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- by oneself,
- without a companion; alone.
- through one's own efforts; unaided:
to become a millionaire by oneself.
- come to oneself, Also come to one's self.
- Also come to. to regain consciousness.
- to regain one's self-possession; come to one's senses.
More idioms and phrases containing oneself
see avail (oneself) of ; be oneself ; beside oneself ; burn (oneself) out ; by oneself ; cover one's ass (oneself) ; crank (oneself) up ; do oneself in ; excuse me (oneself) ; exert oneself ; explain oneself ; express oneself ; fall all over (oneself) ; feel like oneself ; find oneself ; flatter oneself ; fling oneself at ; forget oneself ; full of oneself ; get a grip on (oneself) ; give a good account of oneself ; give of oneself ; give (oneself) away ; give oneself up ; have oneself ; hear oneself think ; help oneself ; keep to oneself ; kick oneself ; knock oneself out ; law unto oneself ; lay (oneself) open ; leave (oneself) open ; let (oneself) go ; live with (oneself) ; lose oneself in ; make a laughingstock of oneself ; make a name for oneself ; make an exhibition of oneself ; make a nuisance of oneself ; make a pig of oneself ; make oneself at home ; make oneself scarce ; not oneself ; paint oneself into a corner ; plume oneself ; pride oneself on ; pull oneself together ; pull oneself up ; put oneself out ; relieve oneself ; repeat oneself ; shift for oneself ; shoot oneself in the foot ; spread oneself too thin ; suit oneself ; sure of oneself ; take it upon oneself ; throw oneself at ; tie oneself in knots ; trouble one's head (oneself) about .Example Sentences
The phrase, used in hockey to describe defending oneself or fighting back, has been repurposed as a slogan in Canada's fight against US tariffs, and Trump's stated desire of making Canada the 51st state of the US.
By his estimation, if the majority opinion is allowed to stand, more and more parts of firearms could be banned until the ability to effectively arm oneself in California is completely lost.
This finding suggested that giving to other people could provide more pleasure — per the brain’s reward system — than doing something that feels good for oneself.
It’s both a practical skill, to feed oneself and others — and a kind of alchemy.
"That's why there's a bit of tendency in Korea to engage in hate speech or make derogatory remarks, aiming to diminish others to elevate oneself."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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