handle oneself

idiom

: to behave
She closely watched how the boys handled themselves at the ceremony.
She handled herself well under very difficult circumstances.

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“Handle oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handle%20oneself. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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