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| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | figurative (prepare for shock) | stålsätta sig vitr + refl |
| | (vardagligt, bildligt) | bita ihop tänderna vbal uttr |
| | | förbereda sig mentalt vbal uttr |
| | Everyone is bracing themselves for the foot of snow forecast for tonight. |
| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | (prepare for impact) | förbereda sig vtr + refl |
| | | göra sig beredd vbal uttr |
| | Seeing that there was no way to escape, Joel braced himself for the blow of the other man's fist. |
| carve out a niche for yourself v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) | hitta sin nisch vbal uttr |
| | | hitta sin inriktning vbal uttr |
| carve out a niche for yourself in [sth] v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) | hitta sin nisch inom ngt vbal uttr |
| | | hitta sin inriktning inom ngt vbal uttr |
| do [sth] for yourself v expr | (do for your own sake) | göra ngt för sig själv vbal uttr |
| | | göra ngt för sin egen skull vbal uttr |
| | If you're going to study medicine, make sure you're doing it for yourself, not because your parents expect it of you. |
| do [sth] for yourself v expr | (have a treat) | göra ngt för sig själv vbal uttr |
| | You are always looking out for others, so take a week off to do something for yourself. |
| do well for yourself v expr | informal (be successful) | klara sig bra vbal uttr |
| | | klara sig bra på egen hand vbal uttr |
| | You've obviously done well for yourself. |
| fend for yourself v expr | (manage, cope alone) | klara sig själv vbal uttr |
| | Julian left home at 18 and learned to fend for himself. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | bli känd vbal uttr |
| | After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| put yourself out for [sb] v expr | informal (go to trouble for [sb]) | anstränga sig för ngn vbal uttr |
| | As he's let me down over and over again, I'm not going to put myself out for him. |
| sorry for yourself adj | (self-pitying) | tycka synd om sig själv vbal uttr |
| | | självömkande adj |
| | There's no point in feeling sorry for yourself; you just have to move on with your life. |
| | The stray dog looked so sorry for himself that Sue's heart melted, and she took him home with her. |
| speak for yourself v expr | informal (that is not my opinion) | tala för dig själv vbal uttr |
| | "I really liked the film." "Speak for yourself!" |
| stand up for yourself v expr | (defend yourself) | stå upp för sig själv vbal uttr |
| | | stå på sig vbal uttr |
| | Suzie has to learn to stand up for herself. |
steel yourself,
steel yourself for [sth],
steel yourself to do [sth] vtr + refl | (get ready to face a challenge) | förbereda sig själv inför ngt vbal uttr |
| | Steel yourself, because big changes are coming! |
| steel yourself for [sth] vtr + refl | (get ready for [sth] challenging) | göra sig i ordning för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | förbereda sig för ngt vbal uttr |
| | (utseende) | fixa till sig inför ngt vbal uttr |
| think for yourself v expr | (be capable of independent thought) | tänka själv vbal uttr |