give oneself away
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It seems that the Polish characteristic is to lend oneself, but never to give oneself away, and one of Chopin's friends said of him that he was "more Polish than Poland itself."
From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys
It is heaven on earth to love and to give oneself away.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander
His friend was not a person to give oneself away to.
From Within the Tides by Conrad, Joseph
To accept their laws as binding on one's own conscience was, using the common expression, to give oneself away, to confess oneself commonplace.
From Paul Kelver, a Novel by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
It cannot matter so very much, therefore, even if one do give oneself away; for what could not the purple mantle of triumph conceal?
From Thoughts out of Season Part I by Ludovici, Anthony M. (Anthony Mario)
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