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101 to make one's own way in life/in the world
to make one's own way in life/in the worldabrirse paso en la vida/el mundoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to make one's own way in life/in the world
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102 to own up
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103 to paddle one's own canoe
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104 to pay for something out of one's own pocket
pagar algo con su propio dineroEnglish-spanish dictionary > to pay for something out of one's own pocket
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105 to save one's own skin
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106 to stew in one's own juice
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107 to take matters into one's own hands
tomarse la justicia por su manoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to take matters into one's own hands
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108 to take one's own life
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109 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) barrer para casa, hacer su agosto -
110 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) barrer para casa, hacer su agosto -
111 get one's own back
(to revenge oneself: He has beaten me this time, but I'll get my own back (on him).) vengarse, desquitarse, tomarse la revancha -
112 get/have one's own way
(to do, get etc what one wants: You can't always have your own way.) salirse con la suya -
113 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) en su propio interés/beneficio -
114 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) en su propio interés/beneficio -
115 know one's own mind
((usually in negative) to know what one really thinks, wants to do etc: She doesn't know her own mind yet about abortion.) saber lo que uno quiere -
116 stand on one's own (two) feet
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117 stand on one's own (two) feet
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118 to beat sb at his/her own game
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119 blow one's own horn
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120 to get a taste of one's own medicine
English-spanish dictionary > to get a taste of one's own medicine
См. также в других словарях:
own — [ōn] adj. [ME owen < OE agen, pp. of agan, to possess: see OWE] 1. belonging, relating, or peculiar to oneself or itself: used to strengthen a preceding possessive [his own book, her own idea] 2. Now Rare related by blood rather than by… … English World dictionary
own — [əʊn ǁ oʊn] verb [transitive] to have or possess something that is legally yours: • He still owns shares in the company. • The company is owned by a foreign consortium. * * * Ⅰ. own UK US /əʊn/ verb [T] ► to have something that legally belongs to … Financial and business terms
Own — Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [=a]gen, p. p. of [=a]gan to possess; akin to OS. [=e]gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]110. See {Owe}.] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
own — ► ADJECTIVE & PRONOUN 1) (with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified. 2) done or produced by the person specified. 3) particular to the person or thing specified; individual. ► VERB 1) possess. 2) formal admit or acknowledge … English terms dictionary
OWN — OWN … Википедия
own — vt: to have or hold as property; esp: to have title to own property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. own … Law dictionary
Own — Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owning}.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. [=a]gnian, fr. [=a]gen own, a. See {Own}, a.] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
own — [adj] belonging to individual endemic, hers, his, individual, inherent, intrinsic, its, mine, owned, particular, peculiar, personal, private, resident, theirs, very own, yours; concept 710 own [v1] possess; be responsible for be in possession of … New thesaurus
Own — ([=o]n), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. g[ o]nnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.] To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
OWN — may refer to: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a U.S. based cable and satellite television channel Old West Norse, a North Germanic language Once Was Not (2005), an album by Cryptopsy OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), a Canadian cable and satellite … Wikipedia
own up — index betray (disclose), confess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary