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themself
them·self T5162550 (thĕm-sĕlf′, thəm-)pron.1. Informal Himself or herself. Used as a gender-neutral reflexive pronoun: "Relationships are hard, but all the work is worth it, unless the person you're with has totally let themself go" (John Metz).2. Nonstandard Themselves: "I was telling Bubber how he and my uncles owns the whole place themself" (Carson McCullers).themself
screw (one)self up to concert pitchTo prepare for any event or crisis that may occur. My dad is nervous about me driving so far on my own, so I'm sure he's screwed himself up to concert pitch and is stationed by the phone in case I call.See also: concert, pitch, screw, upshit (one)self1. rude slang Literally, to defecate while still wearing one's clothing. I need you to pull over the car right now, or else I'm going to shit myself!2. rude slang By extension, to be very surprised. When I saw that the magazine had published my letter to the editor, I practically shit myself!See also: shitgive (one) enough rope to hang (one)selfTo give one the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to oneself, because one will usually do it. The saying expressess the belief that someone does not need to interfere to bring about one's downfall. Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give him enough rope to hang himself!See also: enough, give, hang, rope |