give oneself up to

[give oneself up to] {v. phr.}

Not to hold yourself back from; let yourself enjoy.

* /Uncle Willie gave himself up to a life of wandering./

* /John came inside from the cold and gave himself up to the pleasure of being in a warm room./

Compare: ENJOY ONESELF, LET ONESELF GO.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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