Emotions & feelings

stay true to yourself

remain yourself

To stay true to yourself means to keep acting according to your own values and personality.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did you turn down that job?

It looked impressive, but I wanted to stay true to myself.

Play the conversation

I try to stay true to myself when I make important decisions.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I want to stay true with myself.

Say: I want to stay true to myself.

The fixed expression is “true to yourself”; “with” is a learner preposition mix-up.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

stay true to yourself; stayed true to herself

Your turn: say it out loud

I try to stay true to myself when I make important decisions.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

stay true to yourself

remain yourself

“I try to stay true to myself when I make important decisions.”

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