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The phrase "collect oneself" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used when someone needs to regain composure or calm down after a stressful or emotional situation. Example: "After the shocking news, she took a moment to collect herself before responding."
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collect oneself
verb
To recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
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Scavenging or collecting oneself.
It is collected as an outward reassurance to oneself and a testimony to the world that they have existed".
The purpose of this is twofold: to track the actual return rates (on a per usage basis, to evaluate the needle exchange program efficacy); and to locate the contaminated needles and collect them to prevent the general public (or "needle retrievers") from accidentally pricking oneself with an HIV/Hepatitis contaminated needle.
You may swear by the health benefits of drinking your own urine, collect small porcelain figurines of animals dressed as humans, or organize your holidays around Barbra Streisand's touring schedule, but these are details best kept to oneself.
I think many of us turn to some form of hedonism in adventure, in enjoying oneself, being popular, collecting wealth, etc.
Each level requires the player to complete a certain number of objectives, ranging from disguising oneself to hacking computers, collecting objects, and defeating enemies, among others.
For Hodgkin, acquisition, ownership and finally ridding oneself of the artwork seem just as much part of the drama of collecting as admiration of the thing itself; interviewed in the catalogue, he describes "the awful autonomy of the collection.
Slights, grievances, disobliging remarks – he curates the offences of others as carefully as a lepidopterist collects butterflies while also admitting that "making oneself obnoxious to famous persons is not an unknown form of self-introduction".
Collecting data about a person raises a number of ethical issues, including what Wolff (1998) regards as 'shameful revelation' i.e. '…one may find certain facts about oneself shameful, and not wish to reveal them' Sen (1980).
January 2010 // Collecting.
"One must show oneself deserving," he said.
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