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give a good account of oneself



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Idioms and Phrases

Behave or perform creditably, as in Harry gave a good account of himself over the last few months , or The company will probably give a good account of itself in the next quarter . This expression transfers a financial reckoning to other affairs. [c. 1600]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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