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.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It is so difficult to make up one's mind," said she.
From A Love Episode by Zola, Émile
It may be difficult to do this, but one must make up one's mind to it, like the invalid who is ready to lose a limb in order to save his life.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
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)
It is not easy all at once to make up one’s mind on a point of such importance.
From The Norsemen in the West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
