"give a good account of oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-give a good account of oneself.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives a good account of oneself [present, singular, third-person], giving a good account of oneself [participle, present], gave a good account of oneself [past], given a good account of oneself [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> a good account of oneself}} give a good account of oneself (third-person singular simple present gives a good account of oneself, present participle giving a good account of oneself, simple past gave a good account of oneself, past participle given a good account of oneself)
  1. (idiomatic) To act in a creditable manner. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-give_a_good_account_of_oneself-en-verb-qyGQkIOl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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