know your own mind

know your own mind
to be certain about what you like and what you want

Michael is a man who knows his own mind and I was expecting him to be critical.


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  • know your own mind — phrase to be certain about what you like and what you want Michael is a man who knows his own mind and I was expecting him to be critical. Thesaurus: to be certainsynonym Main entry: know * * * know your own mind see ↑know …   Useful english dictionary

  • know your own mind —    If you know your own mind, you know what you want or like, and are capable of making a decision …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • know your own heart/mind — to be sure of what you want, like, think, etc. She s a woman who knows her own mind. • • • Main Entry: ↑know …   Useful english dictionary

  • not to know one's own mind — (from Idioms in Speech) to be full of doubt hesitation etc. (to be in two minds) Then you ought to have known your own mind before entering into such a very serious engagement. (B. Shaw) I don t hold with a man marrying till he knows his own mind …   Idioms and examples

  • mind — mind1 [ maınd ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers, and feels things: His mind was full of the things he had seen that day. I need a walk to clear my mind. in someone s mind: I wonder what s going on in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mind — 1 /maInd/ noun BRAIN/THINKING PROCESS 1 (C, U) the part of a person, usually considered to be their brain, that they use to think and imagine things: I have a picture of him in my mind tall, blond and handsome. | I don t know what s going on in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… …   English dictionary

  • know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mind — mind1 W1S1 [maınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to think and imagine)¦ 2 change your mind 3 make up your mind/make your mind up 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind 6 with somebody/something in mind 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • know — [[t]no͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ knows, knowing, knew, known 1) VERB: no cont If you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind. [V n] I don t know the name of the place... [V …   English dictionary

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