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
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But to make up one's mind to do a thing, and to carry out one's good intentions are two very different matters.
From The Girl from Arizona by Rhoades, Nina
If one wants to live in the London of the present day one must make up one’s mind to accept the fait accompli with as good a grace as possible.
From When William Came by Saki
"It is so difficult to make up one's mind," said she.
From A Love Episode by Zola, Émile
To do something requires that one shall make up one's mind what to do, and that's such devilish hard work.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Ford, Paul Leicester