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Phrase(s): give oneself over to someone or something
1. Lit. to surrender to someone or something. • He went to the station and gave himself over to the police. • Max gave himself over to the officer. 2. Fig. to devote oneself to someone or something. • Laurie gave herself over to her work and soon forgot her pain. • David gave himself over to the religious order.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs