apply oneself Idiom, Proverb

by oneself

alone and without help.

fall over oneself

be extremely eager to do something or please someone They fell over themselves in their effort to please their host.

get a grip of oneself

take control of one

give oneself away

show guilt, show one has done wrong She gave herself away when she said that she hadn

give oneself up

surrender, stop hiding or running away The robbers gave themselves up when the police surrounded the house.

give oneself up to

let oneself enjoy, not hold oneself back from He gave himself up to enjoy the party although he was feeling sick.

kick oneself

regret I kicked myself for not applying for the job sooner.

knock oneself out

make a great effort They really knocked themselves out trying to make the party successful.

make a name for oneself

become well-known or famous He has made a name for himself in the field of computers.

make oneself at home

act as if you were at home She is able to make herself at home when she goes to visit her friends.

apply oneself

To try adamantine or administer one's abilities (toward something). Without the preposition "to," it refers to a concentrated accomplishment in general. I apperceive you anticipate you won't be able to accept this akin of math, but you aloof charge to administer yourself, and you'll acquisition success. If we administer ourselves to the problem, we'll acquisition a band-aid eventually.Learn more: apply

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make my day make myself clear make no bones about it make no bones about something make of it make of something make off with make one make oneself at home make oneself felt make oneself scarce make out make over make room make room for someone or something make sense make sense of it apple apple a day apple of apple of discord apple of eye apple of my eye apple of one's eye apple of one's eye, the apple pie order applecart apple-knocker apple-pie order apple-polisher apples apples and oranges apples and oranges, like comparing apples to oranges applesauce application applied apply apply (oneself) to (something) apply for apply for (something) apply for Chiltern Hundreds apply oneself apply oneself to apply to apply within appoint appoint (one) to appoint to apportion apportion out apportion out among appraise at apprentice apprentice (one) to apprentice to apprise apprise (one) of apprise of approach approach (one) about approach about appropriate for approval approve approve of après après moi le déluge

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