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  • 81toot\ one's\ own\ horn — • blow one s own horn • toot one s own horn v. phr. slang To praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast. People get tired of a man who is always blowing his own horn. A person who does things well does… …

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  • 82take the law into one's own hands — To obtain justice, or what one considers to be justice, by one s own actions, without recourse to the law, the police, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑law * * * punish someone for an offense according to one s own ideas of justice, esp. in an illegal or… …

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  • 83on one's own account — phrasal 1. on one s own behalf 2. at one s own risk 3. by oneself ; on one s own …

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  • 84A Room of One's Own — is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published during 24 October 1929, [ [http://www.uah.edu/woolf/roompubhistory.html FAQ: A Room of One s Own, Publishing History] . Retrieved 7 August 2008.] it was based on a series of lectures she… …

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  • 85A Place of One's Own — Infobox Film name = A Place of One s Own caption = Screenshot director = producer = writer = starring = James Mason Barbara Mullen Margaret Lockwood Dennis Price Dulcie Gray music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1943 UK… …

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  • 86do\ one's\ own\ thing — • do one s (own) thing v. phr. informal 1. To do what one does well and actually enjoys doing. Two thousand fans paid $15 each to hear the rock group do their thing. 2. To follow one s bent; for example, to be engaged in left wing politics, some… …

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  • 87be one's own man — phrasal : to have command of oneself : not to be subject to another the college president must be his own man Harold Taylor * * * be one s own man To be independent, not answerable to anyone else • • • Main Entry: ↑man * * * be one s own man (or… …

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  • 88stand on one's own feet — phrasal or stand on one s own legs 1. : to support oneself : make a living : manage one s own affairs 2. : to think or act independently * * * stand on one s own (two) feet be or become self reliant or independent …

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  • 89stew in one's own juice — phrasal : to suffer the discomfort of conditions or circumstances brought about by oneself * * * stew in one s own juice To be left to reap the consequences of one s own actions • • • Main Entry: ↑stew * * * informal suffer anxiety or the… …

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  • 90mind one's own business — {v. phr.} To not interfere in the affairs of others. * /He finally got tired of her criticism and told her to mind her own business./ …

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