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full of yourself
when you are full of yourself, you think you're very special or more important than you really are | he's so full of himself after winning that award | she's talented but never seems full of herself
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confide
if you confide in someone, you tell them something personal about yourself that you do not want other people to know about, because you trust that person and want to share it with them
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prone
if someone or something is prone to something harmful, or prone to doing something, it often happens to them, or they often do it
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keep to yourself
if you keep to yourself, you're quite quiet and don't share a lot with others
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lighten up
if you lighten up, you start to become less serious about things
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stride
if you take everything in your stride, you always stay calm even in difficult situations
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sheltered upbringing
a sheltered upbringing is when you grow up protected a lot from bad things or not knowing much about the real world
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agenda
an agenda is a secret plan or reason for doing something | I think he's got an agenda behind being so nice | there's always an agenda when she gives gifts
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drag down
if someone drags you down, their actions put you in the same bad situation that they are in
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rub off
rub off means someone's qualities or behaviour start to affect you because you spend time with them
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conscientious
if you're conscientious, you take care to do things correctly and carefully
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stick to your guns
if you stick to your guns, you keep your belief or continue doing something even when other people think you're wrong