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come into one's own

verb

Definitions

  1. To reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and…

    To reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.

    • Sally just swept along smiling at every one. . . . Sally looked just as if she had come into her own and was made for it; I never did see her look so pretty.
    • The eyes of the wood-cutter flash like actual possession. He seems now to have come into his own. With all his senses, he is dominant, sure.

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