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possessed of

possessed of {adj. phr.}, {formal}

In possession of; having; owning.

He was possessed of great wealth.

He was possessed of great self-confidence.

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[self-possessed] {adj.} Confident; sure of one self. * /Before he made his first million, he used to be shy, but afterwards he became very self-possessed./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[look oneself] {v. phr.} To appear self-possessed and well; look or seem in full possession of your abilities and in good health; to appear all right or normal. * /Mary […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Pierre Charles Baudelaire

(1821-1867), French poet Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by the desire to change his bed. www.english-slang.com

get it

[get it] or [something in] or [into one's head] {v. phr.} To become possessed of an idea; develop a fixed idea. * /Jack got it into his head to become […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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