"give a good account of oneself" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "giving a good account of oneself",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gave a good account of oneself",
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        "past"
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        "participle",
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "ref": "2021 May 2, Emma Sanders, “Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Sheffield United”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "He was one of two changes to the Spurs starting line-up as interim manager Ryan Mason called up Bale and Dele Alli in place of Harry Winks and Lucas Moura.\nBoth gave good accounts of themselves - Alli showing sparkles of quality in the first half before fading in the second.",
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        "To act in a creditable manner."
      ],
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          "creditable",
          "creditable"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To act in a creditable manner."
      ],
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gave a good account of oneself",
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    },
    {
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        "(idiomatic) To act in a creditable manner."
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