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make up one's mind
make up one's mind
Decide between alternatives, come to a decision, as in I had trouble making up my mind about which coat I liked best. This expression dates from the early 1800s, although a similar usage appeared two centuries earlier in Shakespeare's King John (2:1): "I know she is not for this match made up."
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Milada | | - | Czech |
| BrÍD | | - | Irish |
| Roslindis | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Brian | | [braiən] | |
| Krista | | KRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English), KREES-tah (Finnish) | German, English, Finnish |
| Nazario | | nah-TSAH-ryo (Italian), nah-THAH-ryo (Spanish), nah-SAH-ryo (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |