Смысл: oneself

oneself[wɒnʹself]
pron
<Í> А refl
1) себя; себе; собой; -сь, -ся
to hurt oneself - ушибаться
to excuse oneself - извиняться
to praise oneself - хвалиться
to enjoy oneself - получать удовольствие, веселиться
at the age of seven one ought to dress oneself - в семь лет надо уже одеваться самому
2) себя, себе, собой
to see oneself as others see one - видеть себя со стороны
to do smth. for oneself - делать что-л. для (самого) себя
Б emph
сам; сама; само
one might wear the articles oneself - я и сам мог бы носить эти вещи
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to be oneself - а) быть в нормальном состоянии; б) быть самим собой, быть естественным /искренним/
to come to oneself - а) прийти в сознание /в чувство/; б) прийти в себя, собраться с мыслями, обрести способность здраво рассуждать
to fall over oneself - стараться изо всех сил, делать всё возможное; ≅ лезть из кожи вон
to feel like oneself - чувствовать себя нормально /хорошо/
to find oneself см. find II Б
to keep oneself to oneself - быть замкнутым /необщительным/
to speak for oneself - а) говорить за себя, выступать от своего имени; б) быть показательным, говорить за себя; свидетельствовать о чём-л.
to take it upon oneself - взять на себя; пойти на что-л., решиться на что-л.
by oneself - а) один, сам, без посторонней помощи; б) один, в одиночестве

speaking for oneself Идиома

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.

speak for (oneself)

1. To accurate one's assessment as one's own, and not represent it as actuality apocalyptic of anyone else's. Used as an acute back there is disagreement. A: "We aloof love traveling." B: "Speak for yourself—I anticipate it's exhausting."2. To accurate one's own assessment or point of view, abnormally in adverse to those of others. She needs to allege for herself—I'm not a mind-reader! Speaking for myself, I haven't noticed any of the problems that David is bringing up.Learn more: speak