Expressions Using Reflexive Pronouns: Lesson 3 | (A-Level, Basic)
beat oneself up, make oneself at home, pull oneself together, suit oneself
beat oneself up
When you continue to criticize yourself and question yourself, you are beating yourself up.
Sometimes people beat themselves up over a situation that they cannot change.
You made a simple mistake. That’s it! Stop beating yourself up over it.
Mary made a bad decision, and now she can’t stop beating herself up over it.
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make oneself at home
When you have visitors at home, you want them to feel comfortable. You can say, “make yourselves at home.”
I like staying at my friend’s house because I can make myself at home there.
(your friends arrive at your house) Welcome. Please make yourselves at home.
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pull oneself together
When you are having a very difficult time and you cannot think about what to do, you need to pull youself together. That means you need to calm down and begin to think clearly and doing the right things.
Mary is in a bad situation and doesn’t know what to do. I hope she can pull herself together soon.
It’s time to start crying, pull yourself together, and start thinking about solutions to your problem.
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suit oneself
When say to people, “suit yourself,” you are telling them to do what they want. You express the idea that they should decide what to do without worrying about what other people think.
Note. Depending on the situation and on the intonation, saying “suit yourself” can have a neutral or a rude tone.
If you don’t want to follow my instructions, suit yourself. Maybe you have a better way of doing it.
— Would you like to take a break?
— No. I want to keep working.
— Okay. Suit yourself.
— Would you like a straw— I don’t want any food. I’m not hungry.
Sure. Suit yourself.
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Practice
Practice 1. Fill in the blanks using the expressions in this lesson.
Practice 2. Fill in the blanks using the expressions in this lesson.
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