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be oneself

  1. Act without pretense; be unaffected, sincere. For example, I really enjoy their company because I can be myself with them .

  2. Act in one's usual fashion; be in one's normal physical or mental state. For example, Peter's finally recovered from the accident and is himself again , or I was completely distracted; I just wasn't myself .



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