make up one's mind
Example Sentences
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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.
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Now the more sense one has, the more difficult it is to make up one's mind in an affair of this kind.
From Old-Time Stories by Perrault, Charles
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 Björkman, Edwin
She rocked her arms, crying, "It is so easy to make up one's mind."
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
Besides, when it came to the point, one felt too sorry for Nevill Tyson to make up one's mind to the worst.
From The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) by Sinclair, May