make up one's mind

Idioms  

1. Decide between alternatives, come to a decision, as in I had trouble making up my mind about which coat I liked best. This expression dates from the early 1800s, although a similar usage appeared two centuries earlier in Shakespeare's King John (2:1): “I know she is not for this match made up.”

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make up one's mind

You may see a failure to make up one's mind between two clearly differentiated candidates as an act of ignorance or dishonesty.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Well, that can't be helped, and so one must make up one's mind to it."

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 by Eugène Sue

If one wants to live in the London of the present day one must make up one’s mind to accept the fait accompli with as good a grace as possible. 

From When William Came by Saki

My advice was simply to make up one's mind what to read, and then read it.

From T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage

In the morning, over the Times, it was extremely difficult to make up one's mind.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

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