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101give oneself up to — {v. phr.} Not to hold yourself back from; let yourself enjoy. * /Uncle Willie gave himself up to a life of wandering./ * /John came inside from the cold and gave himself up to the pleasure of being in a warm room./ Compare: ENJOY ONESELF, LET… …
102keep to oneself — See: TO ONESELF(2) …
103lay oneself open to — {v. phr.} To make oneself vulnerable to; expose oneself. * /If you don t perform your job properly, you will lay yourself open to criticism./ …
104make an exhibition of oneself — {v. phr.} To behave foolishly or embarrassingly in public. * /Stop drinking so much and making an exhibition of yourself./ …
105make oneself at home — {v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. * /If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home./ * /John was an outdoor man and could make himself at home in the woods at night./… …
106pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ …
107upon oneself — See: TAKE ON ONESELF also TAKE UPON ONESELF …
108give oneself up to — {v. phr.} Not to hold yourself back from; let yourself enjoy. * /Uncle Willie gave himself up to a life of wandering./ * /John came inside from the cold and gave himself up to the pleasure of being in a warm room./ Compare: ENJOY ONESELF, LET… …
109keep to oneself — See: TO ONESELF(2) …
110lay oneself open to — {v. phr.} To make oneself vulnerable to; expose oneself. * /If you don t perform your job properly, you will lay yourself open to criticism./ …