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give of oneself
Idioms and Phrases
Give time and energy to an unselfish pursuit. For example, The minister's sermons always emphasize giving of oneself to the less fortunate . [c. 1920]Example Sentences
He said that such dedication âdemonstrates the most authentic desire that dwells in the heart of man â be near to those who have the most need and give of oneself for them.â
He said that such dedication âdemonstrates the most authentic desire that dwells in the heart of man - be near to those who have the most need and give of oneself for them.â
âWomen make the world beautiful, they protect it and keep it alive. They bring the grace of renewal, the embrace of inclusion, and the courage to give of oneself,â Pope Francis wrote in light of the global day.
Thatâs something I believe, but itâs also something that seems inappropriate, even rude, to say, because Wrightâs artistic powers cannot be separated from her deep sense of democracy, her work against boundaries, rankings and exclusions, her insistence that poetry, and society, should become, not a hierarchy or a star system or a way to exalt a singular self, but a way to be generous, to share the powers we get, to give of oneself, to let everybody come in.
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Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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