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"What have you been doing with yourself over the New Year?"
Could you tell me what the with means in the sentence above? Thanks in advance!
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This "do with oneself" is pretty much a set phrase. , but we don't interpret "with" in any definite or literal way. Another example would be "I just don't know what to do with myself" when one is lacking any purpose or occupation.
- This "do with oneself" is pretty much a set phrase.
- , but we don't interpret "with" in any definite or literal way.
- Another example would be "I just don't know what to do with myself" when one is lacking any purpose or occupation.
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This "do with oneself" is pretty much a set phrase. The elaboration "with oneself" suggests keeping oneself occupied, finding an activity, etc., but we don't interpret "with" in any definite or literal way. Another example would be "I just don't know what to do with myself" when one is lacking any purpose or occupation.
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