give oneself up
Idioms-
Surrender, as in They gave themselves up to the police . [Second half of 1500s]
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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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It's dangerous to give oneself up to a fixed idea, and you mustn't let the infatuation get hold of you.
From The Lure of the North by Harold Bindloss
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 Gustav Freytag
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 William Wiehe Collins
For it is not enough to give oneself up to the sacred duty of succour.
From The New Book of Martyrs by Florence Simmonds
The Slash was the most delightful place in which to go roaming at large and give oneself up to a buccaneer life.
From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
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