put oneself out

1. Make a considerable effort, go to a lot of trouble, as in Laura put herself out trying to make everyone feel at home. [Mid-1800s] Also see put one out.

Example Sentences

Failure, he said, was “terrible,” but it was also “necessary,” if one wanted to learn how to put oneself out there and develop “resilience” and a sense of purpose.

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I appreciate the sheer courage it takes to put oneself out there in any form — actors who dare to put their entire inner and outer lives on display for our derision or delectation can only be admired.

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"Do you want her only a few days, or do you calculate to have her stop longer? because you know it wouldn't be worth the while to put oneself out for a week."

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But to set oneself to know thoroughly and to think clearly about any human question is to unfit oneself for the forensic claptrap which is contemporary politics, is to put oneself out of the effective current of the nation's life.

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Oh, don't thank me, my dear girl; I know one ought to put oneself out for a guest, especially a widow … under these circumstances over in England … during the war too … hang it, it's the least one can do.'…

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Related Words

• attack 
• seek 
• struggle 
• work