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give a good account of oneself

give a good account of oneself verb: to act in a creditable manner.

Verb

give a good account of oneself (third-person singular simple present gives a good account of oneself, present participle giving a good account of oneself, simple past gave a good account of oneself, past participle given a good account of oneself)

  1. (idiomatic) To act in a creditable manner.
    • He was one of two changes to the Spurs starting line-up as interim manager Ryan Mason called up Bale and Dele Alli in place of Harry Winks and Lucas Moura.
      Both gave good accounts of themselves - Alli showing sparkles of quality in the first half before fading in the second.2021 May 2, Emma Sanders, “Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Sheffield United”, in BBC Sport

Forms of give a good account of oneself

third-person singular presentgives a good account of oneself
present participlegiving a good account of oneself
pastgave a good account of oneself
past participlegiven a good account of oneself

Questions about give a good account of oneself

What does give a good account of oneself mean?
Give a good account of oneself means to act in a creditable manner.
What part of speech is give a good account of oneself?
Give a good account of oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a good account of oneself?
The past tense of give a good account of oneself is gave a good account of oneself.

Words near give a good account of oneself in the dictionary

  1. give a flying fuck
  2. give a flying shit
  3. give a fuck
  4. give a gaf
  5. give a goddamn
  6. give a good account of oneself
  7. give a good damn
  8. give a good goddamn
  9. give a gun
  10. give a hang
  11. give a hell

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