Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To practice self-care and focus on one's own needs to avoid burnout when caring for others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Qualifier: self-help
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the standard pre-flight safety demonstration instruction "Put on your own oxygen mask before helping children/others". In an aircraft depressurisation, attempting to help a child before ensuring one's own oxygen supply can endanger both the parent and, by extension, the child.
