forget oneself

Idioms  

1. Lose one's reserve, temper, or self-restraint; do or say something out of keeping with one's position or character. For example, A teacher should never forget herself and shout at the class. Shakespeare used it in Richard II (3:2): “I had forgot myself: am I not king?” [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

Active strategies may be the best response to those emotions, not to take care of oneself but to forget oneself in responding to the larger crises.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2018

I mean the ability to forget oneself sufficiently so that the ball flows smoothly from the arm and hand and makes its true way to the waiting glove.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2017

The true first love is only that man or woman who can cause one to forget oneself.

From When Dreams Come True by Berger, William Merritt

In Varenka she realized that one has but to forget oneself and love others, and one will be calm, happy, and noble.

From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance

It was agreeable news, but it was nothing to make one forget oneself.

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells