put oneself across »
To explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.
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put oneself in someone's shoes »
To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.
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rest on one's laurels »
To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.
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ride tall in the saddle »
To act or conduct oneself in a manner that is imposing, impressive, resolute, or manly.
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run oneself ragged »
To work or exert oneself to the point of exhaustion.
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shit oneself »
To soil oneself.
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shit-eating grin »
A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
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shoot oneself in the foot »
To act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.
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shoot oneself in the foot »
To deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.
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show the flag »
Of a naval vessel or military force, to identify itself by displaying the flag of its country of origin, especially in order to establish an authoritative presence and to exert diplomatic or political influence.
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shuffle off this mortal coil »
To die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.
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sit back »
To relax, to not exert oneself.
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sort oneself out »
To calm down emotionally.
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sort oneself out »
To organize or solve one's personal problems.
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speak for oneself »
Expressing disagreement with an opinion expressed by another.
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