make up one's mind
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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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It is impossible to make up one’s mind in the midst of statements so different and yet so positive.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III by Greville, 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
What's of significance is sweet, however mistaken; one could make up one's mind to what's insignificant even.
From Fathers and Children by Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich
As you say," she said, "it is a little difficult to make up one's mind.
From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Duncan, Sara Jeannette