May 20, 2007 00:13
17 yrs ago
English term

make up / be

English Other History abe lincoln
Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.

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+14
10 mins
English term (edited): make up one's mind
Selected

decide

people are as happy as much as they decide to be happy

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Note added at 21 mins (2007-05-20 00:35:24 GMT)
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oops... an extraneous "as much" crept in :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Alexander Demyanov
5 mins
agree Cagdas Karatas
6 mins
agree Ioanna Karamanou
1 hr
agree TrueBaller
1 hr
agree JaneTranslates
3 hrs
agree airmailrpl : are as happy as they decide to be
5 hrs
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
6 hrs
agree Elena Aleksandrova
6 hrs
agree Suzan Hamer
9 hrs
agree P.L.F. Persio
10 hrs
agree Seema Ugrankar
11 hrs
agree Robert Fox
19 hrs
agree Sophia Finos (X)
21 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "wasn't thinking in modern english for a moment... like "make up your mind..." thx:)))"
+4
18 mins

Most people are about as happy as they choose (to be).

There you go!
Peer comment(s):

agree airmailrpl : -Most people are about as happy as they choose to be
5 hrs
agree P.L.F. Persio
10 hrs
agree kamelia_bg
10 hrs
agree Monika Silea
1 day 6 hrs
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