to yourself/himself/herself/themselves

idiom

: secret from others
They kept their plans to themselves.

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Throughout the following year, Phelps would transfer the third victim's monthly social security payments to herself and steadily took money from the victim's bank account by making purchases and withdrawals from ATMs, prosecutors alleged. Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025 Worried about having to defend himself in courts around the country, and about threats to himself and his family, Mr. Allahbadia asked the Supreme Court to consolidate the cases and protect his personal safety. Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 The conceptual work begins with Bamford in her home talking to herself, then performing for just her husband, only to then begin cutting in and out of spaces, including an outdoor restaurant, bowling alley, and red-curtained, then glimmering, velvet-curtained theater stage. Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025 But Lauren stayed true to herself and stuck to her story. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to yourself/himself/herself/themselves

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“To yourself/himself/herself/themselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20yourself%2Fhimself%2Fherself%2Fthemselves. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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