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"restraining yourself" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used as a verb phrase, indicating an action taken to control oneself or one's emotions in a given situation. Here is an example of how you can use it in a sentence: "He was struggling to get through the meeting without losing his temper, but he managed to do so by restraining himself and focusing on the task at hand."
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"And good luck while restraining yourself from doing anything".
Chenyang Li (2007) proposes a different approach based on a different reading of the word 'wei' used in 12.1 and often translated as 'constitutes' to render the crucial line, "Restraining yourself and returning to the rites constitutes ren".
Always look like you're watching people's necks, and look like you're restraining yourself so you won't jump at them.
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Don't restrain yourself".
But restrain yourself, and wait.
The judge said: "The fact remains you are unable to restrain yourself from committing these offences.
"If you want to do this responsibly, you have to restrain yourself".
Just one request: try to restrain yourself from eating it by the spoonful.
Mr Pei describes a "buffet" dynamic among bureaucrats, whereby "if you restrain yourself, you won't get anything to eat".
It must be terribly difficult to restrain yourself when the world around is an all-you-can-eat buffet.
(Masipa recently admonished attendees in an overflow courtroom, "It is not an entertainment place… Please restrain yourself").
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