give oneself up

give oneself up idiom
  1. Surrender, as in They gave themselves up to the police. [Second half of 1500s]
  2. Devote or abandon oneself completely, as in She gave herself up to her research. [Second half of 1500s] Also see give up.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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