to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: secret from others
They kept their plans to themselves.
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As long as Monday’s call lasts, Putin – who has refused to accept a 30-day ceasefire demanded by President Trump and agreed to by Ukraine – will have that presidential ear all to himself.
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Investigators found that the user of that email address had been emailing to himself videos and photos of girls 10 to 13 years old from March 2017 through August 2024.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025
However, Koepka did not only draw attention to himself this weekend for his poor performance at Quail Hollow.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Caleb Williams decided to keep his concerns to himself, wrote Wickersham.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Investigators found that the user of that email address had been emailing to himself videos and photos of girls 10 to 13 years old from March 2017 through August 2024.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025
However, Koepka did not only draw attention to himself this weekend for his poor performance at Quail Hollow.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Caleb Williams decided to keep his concerns to himself, wrote Wickersham.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“To yourself/himself/herself/themselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20yourself%2Fhimself%2Fherself%2Fthemselves. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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