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- It seemed a wrong toward him that his uncle Deane had no confidence in him,—did not see at once that he should acquit himself well, which Tom himself was as certain of as of the daylight.
- But a man who had had a university education could teach anything he liked; especially a man like Stelling, who had made a speech at a Mudport dinner on a political occasion, and had acquitted himself so well that it was generally remarked, this son-in-law of Timpson’s was a sharp fellow.
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as in: she was acquitted Define
officially find "not guilty" of criminal charges
as in: she acquitted herself well
Define
to handle yourself well in a given situation
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