know one's own mind

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know one's own mind

verb knows one's own mind · knowing one's own mind · knew one's own mind · known one's own mind · know one's mind · know one's own head

  1. idiomatic To clearly understand one's own feelings, intentions, preferences, etc; to know precisely what one wants; to be decisive or determined. Demi knew his own mind, however, and tranquilly carried out his plans, unmoved by the tongues of the anxious mammas or the jokes of his mates.

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Españolsaber lo que se pesca (alguien)
Françaisse connaître
Русскийсебе́ на уме́ sebé na umé

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@misc{know_one_s_own_mind_2026,
  title = {know one's own mind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/know%20one's%20own%20mind},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}