lose oneself in

Idioms  

1. Become deeply absorbed or involved in, as in Doctors are notorious for losing themselves in their work. This expression alludes to becoming so absorbed as to forget oneself. [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

His own rendition, like so many of his films, is verdant and meditative, a vampire movie to lose oneself in, or at least to bathe in as you contemplate the story’s metaphysical layers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

The effect is slightly disorienting in a good way, making it easy to lose oneself in the fields of Lagerfeldiana.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

There's so much to do, to concentrate on, to lose oneself in.

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2013

Alternatively one could go to the in London, lose oneself in its un-crowded galleries and wallow in its exquisite collection of less celebrated Cezanne masterpieces.

From BBC • May 21, 2013

There are galleries enough however, and one can readily lose oneself in its mazy turnings.

From Egypt (La Mort de Philae) by Baines, William Peter