Relationships

carry yourself

behave and appear

If you carry yourself in a particular way, you stand, move, and behave in a way that gives people a certain impression.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did the manager notice her so quickly?

She carries herself like a leader.

Play the conversation

He carries himself confidently, even when he is nervous.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: She carries herself confident.

Say: She carries herself confidently.

After "carry yourself," use an adverb such as "confidently" to describe how the person behaves and moves.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

carry yourself confidently; carry yourself like a professional

Your turn: say it out loud

He carries himself confidently, even when he is nervous.

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

carry yourself

behave and appear

“He carries himself confidently, even when he is nervous.”

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