take+to+one's+self
21To be beside one's self — Beside Be*side , prep. [OE. biside, bisiden, bisides, prep. and adv., beside, besides; pref. be by + side. Cf. Besides, and see {Side}, n.] 1. At the side of; on one side of. Beside him hung his bow. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Aside from; out of… …
22bestir one's self — Labor, work, toil, strive, be alert, hasten, lose no time, be lively, look alive, fall to work, exert one s self, rouse one s self, trouble one s self, busy one s self, take pains, be busy, be active, be quick, bear a hand …
23pique one's self — Plume one s self, take pride, pride one s self, value one s self …
24plume one's self — Boast, glory, pride one s self, pique one s self, take pride, value one s self …
25To gather one's self together — Gather Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG …
26ensconce one's self — Hide, conceal one s self, take shelter, shelter one s self …
27pride one's self on — Boast, take pride in, rate highly, glory in, pique one s self on, plume one s self on …
28To make one's self understood — Understand Un der*stand ([u^]n d[ e]r*st[a^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Understood} (([u^]n d[ e]r*st[oo^]d ),), and Archaic {Understanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Understanding}.] [OE. understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS.… …
29forswear one's self — Perjure one s self, take a false oath, swear falsely, bear false witness, break one s oath, break one s word, break one s faith, play false …
30perjure one's self — Forswear one s self, swear falsely, take a false oath, bear false witness, break one s word, break one s faith, play false …