lose oneself
idiom
: to give all of one's attention or thought to something
He lost himself in his work.
a musician who completely loses herself in the music
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To watch a period romance or pick up a novel is to lose oneself in a world of silk ball gowns and walled gardens.
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 31 July 2022
What pleasure to cook for beloveds but not lose oneself in the process.
—Cj Hauser, Bon Appétit, 6 July 2022
Immediately, Russo posits the thesis of his film: To understand La Paz is to lose oneself in its chaos, in those traffic jams and crowded markets, in its mass protests and its bustling streets.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 21 Nov. 2021
Both were entranced by the pageantry of the con: the brightly colored, elaborate, multi-hundred-dollar costumes; the ability to lose oneself entirely in a character.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2021
There is a grace in learning, like Noah, to lose oneself in stranger-Communities.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
Aj Willingham, CNN, 31 July 2022
What pleasure to cook for beloveds but not lose oneself in the process.
—Cj Hauser, Bon Appétit, 6 July 2022
Immediately, Russo posits the thesis of his film: To understand La Paz is to lose oneself in its chaos, in those traffic jams and crowded markets, in its mass protests and its bustling streets.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 21 Nov. 2021
Both were entranced by the pageantry of the con: the brightly colored, elaborate, multi-hundred-dollar costumes; the ability to lose oneself entirely in a character.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2021
There is a grace in learning, like Noah, to lose oneself in stranger-Communities.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
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