to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: secret from others
They kept their plans to themselves.
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Keep calm and trade on Keep calm and trade on — that’s the mantra many investors are repeating to themselves through one of the most turbulent news weeks of the year.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Full of disappointment, and with the weekend now all to themselves, they’re given a slim consolation prize… an opportunity to pitch a sequel idea early the next week, which leaves them with just days to conjure some inspiration for a career saving follow up.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
The protagonist, Craint, is somewhat opaque and unknown to himself.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
And the councilmembers deserve kudos for not applying the increase to themselves, unlike, say, the self-serving and deceptive move in 2022 by the Santa Clara Valley Water District board to convince voters to approve a similar measure.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Full of disappointment, and with the weekend now all to themselves, they’re given a slim consolation prize… an opportunity to pitch a sequel idea early the next week, which leaves them with just days to conjure some inspiration for a career saving follow up.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
The protagonist, Craint, is somewhat opaque and unknown to himself.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
And the councilmembers deserve kudos for not applying the increase to themselves, unlike, say, the self-serving and deceptive move in 2022 by the Santa Clara Valley Water District board to convince voters to approve a similar measure.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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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 23 Nov. 2024.
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