please yourself

pliːz jɔːˈsɛlf

Definition of please yourself - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

satisfy oneself

do what makes you happy or satisfied

You can please yourself with any activity you enjoy.

gratify

indulge

self-choice

act according to your own desires or preferences

Feel free to please yourself with the dinner options.

suit yourself

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Expressions with please

please God

make God happy by actions or behavior

They try to please God by helping others.

pretty please

adv.

used to add politeness to a request

Could you pass the salt, pretty please?

please oneself

do what makes you happy or satisfied

She decided to please herself and travel alone.

you cannot please everyone

exp.

impossible to satisfy all people

She learned the hard way that you cannot please everyone.

the usual, please

regular order or request at a place

Every morning, she walked in and said, "The usual, please."

you can't please everybody

exp.

expresses that making all people happy is impossible

You can't please everybody, so do what feels right.

Examples of please yourself in a sentence

He decided to please himself by taking a long vacation.
You can please yourself with the room arrangement.
Please yourself and choose the movie you like.

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French:se faire plaisir, ...
German:tun, was einen glücklich macht, sich selbst verwöhnen, ...
Italian:compiacere se stesso, fare ciò che si vuole, ...
Spanish:darse gusto, complacer, ...
Portuguese:agradar-se, fazer o que quiser, ...
Chinese:随心所欲, 自得其乐, ...
Japanese:自分を満足させる, 自分を喜ばせる, ...
Arabic:أَرْضَى نَفْسَهُ, فَعَلَ مَا يُرِيد, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּרְצוֹנְךָ, לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּרְצוֹנְךָ, ...
Russian:удовлетворять себя, действовать по своему усмотрению, ...
Ukrainian:задовольняти себе, діяти на свій розсуд, ...
Hindi:जो तुम्हें अच्छा लगे वह करना, अपनी मर्ज़ी से करना, ...
Bengali:নিজের মনমতো চলা, নিজের ইচ্ছামতো চলা, ...
Catalan:fer el que et vingui de gust, decidir per tu mateix, ...
Czech:dělat si, co člověk chce, dělat si, co chceš, ...
Danish:gøre det, der gør en glad eller tilfreds, gøre som du vil, ...
Dutch:jezelf plezieren, je gang gaan, ...
Greek:κάνω ό,τι μου αρέσει, κάνω ό,τι θέλω, ...
Hungarian:azt tenni, amihez kedve van, saját belátása szerint cselekedni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើតាមចិត្តខ្លួនឯង, សម្រេចចិត្តតាមចិត្តខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:마음대로 하다, 자기 멋대로 하다, ...
Persian:مطابق میل خود عمل کردن, طبق میل خود عمل کردن, ...
Polish:robić co się podoba, robić, co chcesz, ...
Portuguese (BR):satisfazer-se, fazer o que quiser, ...
Romanian:a te satisface, a face ce vrei, ...
Swedish:göra vad du vill, göra som du vill, ...
Thai:ทำตามใจตัวเอง, ทำตามใจ, ...
Turkish:kendini memnun etmek, şımartmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm điều mình thích, làm theo ý mình, ...

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