Find Oneself Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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find oneself What does find oneself mean?	to discover what one's talents and preferences are	The woman went to Europe in order to try and find herself.
find oneself What does find oneself mean?	to discover what one's talents and preferences are, to find one's purpose in life	The woman went to Europe to try and find herself.
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line one's own pockets What does "line one's own pockets" mean?	make money for oneself in a dishonest way	The local politician had been lining his own pockets and did not win another election.

shove/force/ram (something) down (someone`s) throat What does "shove/force/ram (something) down (someone`s) throat" mean?	force someone to do or agree to something that they don't want or like	The workers were angry because the boss tried to shove the new regulations about uniforms down their throats.
score What does "score" mean?	summary of information such as news, weather, or sports
a free hand What does "a free hand" mean?	much freedom to do something	We had a free hand to design the sports program for the university.
keep one's ear to the ground What does "keep one's ear to the ground" mean?	to continue to listen carefully in order to get advance warning of something	I am keeping my ear to the ground to see what the new owners of this company plan to do.
air one`s dirty laundry/linen in public What does "air one`s dirty laundry/linen in public" mean?	to make public something embarrassing that should be a secret	The dinner party became uncomfortable when the host began to air his colleague's dirty laundry in public.
a gray area What does "a gray area" mean?	a question that is not clearly defined and may have a broad or more than one answer, neither black or white	The issue of the tax on children's toys was a gray area for the accountant.
ugly duckling What does "ugly duckling" mean?	an ugly or plain child who grows up to be attractive	She was an ugly duckling when she was a child but now she is very beautiful.

hammy What does "hammy" mean?	hamstring(s).	I pulled a hammy while running away from that mugger.
flare up What does "flare up" mean?	to become suddenly angry, to begin again suddenly	The fighting flared up again after the United Nations soldiers left the town.
to a fault What does "to a fault" mean?	to do something so very well or to be something so good that it is almost bad	My friend is honest to a fault and will not say anything unless it is the absolute truth.
The ball's in your court What does "The ball's in your court" mean?	If somebody says this to you, they mean that it's up to you to decide or take the next step.

American Idioms and Expressions

Find Oneself Idiom