putting one's own oxygen mask on first
putting one's own oxygen mask on first is the present participle and gerund 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 putting one's own oxygen mask on first
- What is putting one's own oxygen mask on first the present participle and gerund of?
- Putting one's own oxygen mask on first is the present participle and gerund of put one's own oxygen mask on first.
Words near putting one's own oxygen mask on first in the dictionary
- putting one's house in order
- putting one's mind to it
- putting one's money where one's mouth is
- putting one's name in the hat
- putting one's oar in
- putting one's own oxygen mask on first
- putting one's oxygen mask on first
- putting one's pants on one leg at a time
- putting one's shoulder into
- putting one's shoulder to the wheel
- putting one's stamp
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