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
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)
One has to be so frightfully careful not to give oneself away when one knows everything.
From A Young Girl's Diary by Paul, Eden
His friend was not a person to give oneself away to.
From Within the Tides by Conrad, Joseph
One must strive with one's whole strength to give oneself away.
From The Light Shines in Darkness by Maude, Aylmer
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