Словосочетания со словом oneself

be oneself

To act naturally; act normally without trying unduly to impress others.

Just try being yourself; I promise people will like you more.

beside oneself

Very much excited; somewhat crazy.

He was beside himself, he was so angry.

She was beside herself with fear.

When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself.

boot strap

by one's own bootstraps

drag oneself up by one's bootstraps

pull oneself up by the bootstraps

pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

To succeed without help; succeed by your own efforts.

He had to pull himself up by the bootstraps.

by oneself

Without any others around; separate from others; alone.

Betty felt very sad and lonely by herself.

Paula likes to walk through the woods by herself, but her brother prefers to walk with a companion.

The house stood by itself on a hill.

Tom liked to go walking by himself.

Without the help of anyone else; by your own work only.

Francis translated that French novel by himself. No one helped him.

John built a flying model airplane by himself.

Lois cleaned the house all by herself.

enjoy oneself

To have a good time; be happy; feel pleasure.

"Enjoy yourselves, children," Mother urged the guests at our party.

Mary enjoyed herself at the party.

excuse oneself

To think of reasons for not being to blame; think yourself not at fault.

John excused himself for his low grades on the ground that the teacher didn't like him.

To ask to be excused after doing something impolite.

John excused himself for his tardiness, saying his watch was wrong.

To ask permission to leave a group or place.

John had to go to the dentist's, so he excused himself and left the classroom.

The committee meeting lasted so long that Mr. Wilkins excused himself to keep an appointment.

exert oneself

To make an effort; try hard; work hard.

Jerry exerted himself to please the new girl.

Susan exerted herself all year to earn good marks.

explain oneself

To make your meaning plainer; make your first statement clear.

When we didn't understand Fritz, he went on to explain himself.

To give a good reason for something you did or failed to do which seems wrong.

When Jack brought Mary home at three o'clock in the morning, her father asked him to explain himself.