صيغ مركبة:
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| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | figurative (prepare for shock) | يهيئ نفسه، يستعد |
| | Everyone is bracing themselves for the foot of snow forecast for tonight. |
| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | (prepare for impact) | يستعدّ لشيء |
| | Seeing that there was no way to escape, Joel braced himself for the blow of the other man's fist. |
| | حين وجد جويل أنه لا سبيل للفرار، استعدّ لتلقّي اللكمة من الرجل الآخر. |
| carve out a niche for yourself v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) | يخلق لنفسه دور، يجد لنفسه مهنة |
| carve out a niche for yourself in [sth] v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) | يؤسس لنفسه مهنة في |
| do [sth] for yourself v expr | (do for your own sake) | يفعل شيئًا لأنه يريد ذلك |
| | 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) | يدلل نفسه |
| | 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) | يحقق النجاح |
| | You've obviously done well for yourself. |
| fend for yourself v expr | (manage, cope alone) | يعتني بنفسه، يدبِّر أموره بنفسه |
| | Julian left home at 18 and learned to fend for himself. |
| kick yourself for [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (regret [sth]) | يندم على شيء، يكون نادمًا على شيء |
| | He kicked himself for not remembering to pack his torch. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | ينجح، يشتهر |
| | 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]) | يضحّي لأجل شخص، يُتعب نفسه لأجل شخص |
| | 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) | مشفق على نفسه، بائس |
| | 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) | هذا رأيك أنت |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | احكِ عن نفسك |
| | "I really liked the film." "Speak for yourself!" |
| stand up for yourself v expr | (defend yourself) | يدافع عن نفسه |
| | 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) | يتشدّد، يتقوى |
| | | يشدّد نفسه، يقوّي نفسه |
| | Steel yourself, because big changes are coming! |
| steel yourself for [sth] vtr + refl | (get ready for [sth] challenging) (لمواجهة صعوبات) | يستعدّ نفسيًّا لشيء |
| think for yourself v expr | (be capable of independent thought) | يتّخذ قراره بنفسه |