make up one's mind
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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
To make up one's mind to be true to one's love—even if it be only the love of beauty—requires courage.
From As Seen By Me by Lilian Bell
As you say," she said, "it is a little difficult to make up one's mind.
From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Sara Jeannette Duncan
"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
It was easy, however, to make up one's mind about what not to do, but mighty hard to discover the right kind of thing to do.
From The Soul of a Child by Edwin Björkman
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