exert oneself

Idioms and Phrases

Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds . [First half of 1700s]

Example Sentences

Autonomy: The ability to exert oneself independently and have control over one’s actions.

From New York Times

Why exert oneself when tasty news niblets are just a tap and a scroll away?

From Washington Post

V, exert oneself, strive. strenge, aj. strict, unfriendly. strīchen, sv.

From Project Gutenberg

One should always exert oneself with hopefulness.

From Project Gutenberg

A Kshatriya should not, O king, strike one that is fatigued, or one that is frightened, or one that has been disarmed, or one that is weeping, or one that is unwilling to fight, or one that is unequipped with mail and cars and horse and infantry, or one that has ceased to exert oneself in the fight, or one that is ill, or one that cries for quarter, or one that is of tender years, or one that is old.

From Project Gutenberg

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