have oneself

Idioms  

1. Enjoy something, as in Be sure to have yourself a good nap, or They were having themselves a great time at the fair. The oneself in this colloquial expression adds emphasis to the verb have.

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have oneself

It's liberating to have oneself freed from the NFL game schedule.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2016

However important it may be to attain self-control in light social converse, or about the family table, it is undeniably vital to have oneself perfectly in hand while taking part in a momentous conference.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey

It is no graceful task to have oneself for a theme; but I cannot help it.

From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever

Tells of a notable fine way, to die happy and to have oneself buried at a small cost Chap. xiii.:

From The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim by Hans Jacob Christoph von Grimmelshausen

It is a shame that one should only have oneself to talk about; and yet that is all I have; so it shall be short. 

From Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) by William Aldis Wright