Смысл: do-it-yourself

do-it-yourself[͵du:ıtjəʹself]
a разг.
<Í> ≅ «делай сам», самодельный (о ремонте, строительстве и т. п.)
do-it-yourself equipment - оборудование для работы в домашних условиях (столярное и т. п.)
do-it-yourself books - книги по домоводству (домашнему консервированию, кройке и шитью, ремонту мебели и т. п.)
do-it-yourself business - ком. собственное дело

be a shadow ghost of your its former self Идиома

a shadow of his former self

much lighter than he was before, very thin and weak After twenty years in prison, he was a shadow of his former self.

back yourself into a corner

put yourself in a bad position, have no escape If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into a corner.

be yourself

be natural, behave normally Don't worry about what to say at the party. Just be yourself.

beside myself

very upset, very worried, at loose ends She was beside herself with grief when her sister died.

by oneself

alone and without help.

did yourself proud

did a good job, did well, did good, done good That was a great dinner, Nora. You did yourself proud.

dig yourself in

make it worse, say or do something that aggravates "When he insulted the policeman, I said, ""Don't dig yourself in."""

do yourself proud

do something that you are proud of You did yourself proud when you helped the refugees.

end in itself

a purpose or goal one wants for itself alone and not as a way to something else For some people travelling is an end in itself and the destination is not important.

fall over oneself

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

More Idioms/Phrases

fall into my lap fall off fall off the wagon fall on fall on deaf ears fall on your sword fall-out fall out of use fall over oneself fall short fall short (of one fall through fall through the cracks fall to pieces fallen woman falling in love falling-out

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