make up one's mind
Example Sentences
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You may see a failure to make up one's mind between two clearly differentiated candidates as an act of ignorance or dishonesty.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not easy all at once to make up one’s mind on a point of such importance.
From The Norsemen in the West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
To do something requires that one shall make up one's mind what to do, and that's such devilish hard work.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Ford, Paul Leicester
I feel that I ought to have done so, long ago; but you know, one can't always make up one's mind to be quite frank, and tell a painful story.
From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
To make up one's mind to be true to one's love—even if it be only the love of beauty—requires courage.
From As Seen By Me by Bell, Lilian
