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be yourself

act naturally

To act naturally without pretending to be different.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

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What should I say in the interview?

Don't memorise everything; just be yourself.

Play the conversation

You don't need to impress them, so just be yourself.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Be your own.

Say: Be yourself.

The fixed expression uses the reflexive pronoun "yourself," not "your own."

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How it fits in a sentence.

be yourself; just be yourself

Your turn: say it out loud

You don't need to impress them, so just be yourself.

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

be yourself

act naturally

“You don't need to impress them, so just be yourself.”

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