give oneself up

Idioms  

1. Surrender, as in They gave themselves up to the police . [Second half of 1500s]

2. Devote or abandon oneself completely, as in She gave herself up to her research . [Second half of 1500s] Also see give up .

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Example Sentences

Whatever it be, it is difficult to define, but the more one knows Siena the more whole-heartedly does one give oneself up to her charm.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

My duty and honour keep me steadfast; but, in spite of stoicism and endurance, there are moments when one feels some desire to give oneself up to the devil.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

It was impossible to be with her and not give oneself up to her charm.

From The Second Violin by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)

If one has but little self-possession it is easy to give oneself up to others, to the world, to that indefinable Providential Force on whose shoulders we can throw the burden of thought and will.

From Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War by Rolland, Romain

It is hard entirely to share another people's life, to give oneself up to it, to be received into it.

From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney