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She never has more than one chocolate at once. (permits)

In the dictionary, there is no entry permit oneself, but my book gives the answer: She never permits herself more than one chocolate at once. Which is correct?

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From Collins Dictionary:

If you permit yourself something, you allow yourself to do something that you do not normally do or that you think you probably should not do.

  • Captain Bowen permitted himself one cigar a day. [V pron-refl n]
  • Only once in his life had Douglas permitted himself to lose control of his emotions. [VERB pronoun-reflexive to-infinitive]
  • She never permits herself more than one chocolate at once.
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