(UK, idiomatic, informal) To consider one's attitudes or behavior with a view to reform.
He thinks that everything revolves around him; he needs to have a word with himself.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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