Словосочетания со словом oneself. Страница четыре

knock oneself out

To work very hard; make a great effort.

Don’t knock yourself out during practice. Save your strength for the competition later.

Mrs. Ross knocked herself out planning her daughter's wedding.

She really knocked herself out trying to pass that difficult class.

Tom knocked himself out to give his guests a good time.

law unto oneself

A person who does only what he wishes; a person who ignores or breaks the law when he doesn't like it.

Everybody in Germany feared Hitler because he was a law unto himself.

Mr. Brown told Johnny that he must stop trying to be a law unto himself.

lay oneself open to

To make oneself vulnerable to; expose oneself.

If you don't perform your job properly, you will lay yourself open to criticism.

lay oneself out

To make an extra hard effort; try very hard.

Larry wanted to win a medal for his school, so he really laid himself out in the race.

lend oneself to

To give help or approval to; encourage; assist.

Alice wouldn't lend herself to the plot to hide the teacher's chalk.

let oneself go

To be free in one's actions or talk; relax.

Judge Brown let go at the reunion of his old class and had a good time.

The cowboys worked hard all week, but on Saturday night they went to town and let themselves go.

look oneself

To appear self-possessed and well; look or seem in full possession of your abilities and in good health; to appear all right or normal. Often used in the negative.

It had been a big night, and Uncle John had been drinking freely, but he looked entirely himself after a night's sleep.

Mary had had a long illness, but now she looked quite herself again.

What's wrong with Larry? He doesn't look himself.

lose oneself

To go wrong; miss your way; become unable to find the right direction.

Fred lost himself in the confusion of downtown Boston streets.

To conceal yourself; hide.

The pick-pocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police.

To become deeply interested and forget yourself; become absorbed.

Sometimes Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon at a time.