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Temptation

If I have promised myself to avoid doing something but then too I again land up doing the same mistake/thing.

Can it be then written as below?

"I again lost to my temptation and broke the promise done to myself/ by me"
  

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dec09 Can it be then written as below? "I again lost to my temptation and broke the promise done to myself/ by me" Not really. "I gave in to temptation again and broke the promise that I had made to myself" This still sounds a little unnatural.

— LouiseT

  • dec09 Can it be then written as below?
  • "I again lost to my temptation and broke the promise done to myself/ by me" Not really.
  • "I gave in to temptation again and broke the promise that I had made to myself" This still sounds a little unnatural.
  • I would say.
  • "I promised myself that I would never do that again but I gave in to temptation once more" Or I would put in the phrase what it was that I had promised / sworn.
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dec09Can it be then written as below?

"I again lost to my temptation and broke the promise done to myself/ by me"
Not really.

"I gave in to temptation again and broke the promise that I had made to myself"

This still sounds a little unnatural. I would say.

"I promised myself that I would never do that again bu
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