puts one's own oxygen mask on first
puts one's own oxygen mask on first is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's own oxygen mask on first.
Meaning of put one's own oxygen mask on first
Verb
put one's own oxygen mask on first (third-person singular simple present puts one's own oxygen mask on first, present participle putting one's own oxygen mask on first, simple past and past participle put one's own oxygen mask on first)
- To practice self-care and focus on one's own needs to avoid burnout when caring for others.
- “When I first said, ‘OK, how do I give back?’ my integrated therapy doctor told me to put my own oxygen mask on first, so to speak.”2016 August 11, Amy Laskowski, quoting Caroline Moore-Kochlacs, “Wearing 100 Hats over 100 Days”, in BU Today, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2025
Questions about puts one's own oxygen mask on first
- What is puts one's own oxygen mask on first the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Puts one's own oxygen mask on first is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's own oxygen mask on first.
Words near puts one's own oxygen mask on first in the dictionary
- puts one's house in order
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- puts one's money where one's mouth is
- puts one's name in the hat
- puts one's oar in
- puts one's own oxygen mask on first
- puts one's oxygen mask on first
- puts one's pants on one leg at a time
- puts one's shoulder into
- puts one's shoulder to the wheel
- puts one's stamp
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