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Meaning: (idiomatic)Tobehaveoractnaturally, withoutregardto how this behavior isperceivedby others.All you have to do isbe yourself.2015October 3, Paul Wilson, quotingArouna Koné, “Fighting fit Arouna Koné making the most of his comeback for Everton”, inThe Observer[1], London:Guardian News & Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon17 November 2015:I've heard players saying I am like a different person this season and it's true. When you are back with the team you canbe yourselfagain, you can join in the fun and express yourself more normally.2019July 19, Kaitlin Reilly, “Who Is The Murderer OnIn The Dark? You'll Never Guess This Crazy Twist”, inRefinery29[2], archived fromthe originalon19 August 2023:Seeing Murphy's long pushed aside mushy feelings is a sweet moment. It almost feels inevitable that these two would find each other. Murphy has found someone she canbe herselfaround and a built-in family with a surrogate daughter who understands what Murphy has gone through.2020November 14, Gayle MacDonald, quoting Oliver Lane, “Match: Time spent apart only strengthened Amy and Oliver’s decision to be together”, inThe Globe and Mail[3], Toronto, ON:The Woodbridge Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon16 November 2020:She was also there when I cut my hair, which sounds trite, but for me it was a big deal. I've been on hormones three years now and I'm almost at the point of where I want to be. I feel likeI'm finally myself.; (idiomatic)To be as one usually is, as opposed to beingsick,depressed, etc.What's wrong?You're not yourselftoday.2011November 6,Steven Millhauser, “Miracle Polish”, inThe New Yorker[4], New York, N.Y.:Condé Nast Publications,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon2 June 2023:At that moment it seemed to me that everything was possible for Monica and me; and going up to her I said, "I've never seen you like this!" With her eyes still closed she said, "I'm not myselftoday!" She began to laugh. Then I began to laugh, because of what we had both said, and because of her laughter and the sun and the sky and the lake.2023February 9,David Brooks, “How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?”, inThe New York Times[5], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon27 July 2023:One bright June afternoon, he pulled us aside and told us hewasn't himself. He was doing what he loved most — playing basketball, swimming in the lake — but he couldn't enjoy anything.2023April 4, Ellen Coughlan, quoting Whitney Pepper, “I tipped the scales at 299Ibs and lost over half my body weight - but now I'm addicted to SHOPPING and spend over $1000 a month on clothes”, inDaily Mail[6], London:DMG Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon27 April 2023:I also think it is because I portray myself, I am more confident and outgoing - Iam finally myselfagain.
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