“oneself to”

The following 4 entries include the term oneself to.

abandon oneself to

idiom

: to allow oneself to be fully controlled or affected by (something, such as a strong emotion)

accustom oneself to

idiom

: to become adjusted to

have (only) oneself to blame

idiom

used to indicate that the cause or fault lies with oneself and nobody else

keep oneself to oneself

idiom

: to stay apart from other people : to avoid other people


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