- improve yourself
- to make yourself a better person, for example by learning new skills
He's always trying to improve himself.
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better yourself — phrase to improve your social status by educating yourself Thesaurus: changing social or professional statushyponym from an upper class familysynonym Main entry: better * * * better yourself : to do things (such as improving your education) that… … Useful english dictionary
get a grip (on yourself) — spoken phrase to make an effort to control your emotions or your behaviour For goodness’ sake, get a grip on yourself. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym controlling behaviour and self controlsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
pull yourself up by your bootstraps — If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pull yourself up by your (own) bootstraps — pull/drag yourself up by your (own) ˈbootstraps idiom (informal) to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people Main entry: ↑bootstrapidiom … Useful english dictionary
