forget oneself

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]

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.

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"You also have to know your limits. You can start feeling overwhelmed by all the work and forget oneself... I am sure Rachel's nights must be very short."

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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.

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

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Nevertheless, to accept a place in society—not always the place one desires; to do well the work that is near at hand—not always the work one wishes; to love and to cherish the work, and to forget oneself in the needs of others, all that is not always easy.

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