make up one's mind

Definition

To decide; to reach a conclusion.

Example Sentences

• "I can't make up my mind whether to have ice cream or cake."
• ""I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal.""
• "By that time, Labour had made up its mind."