throw oneself into

Idioms and Phrases

Enter or engage in a project with enthusiasm, as in Nora threw herself into making the invitations . This idiom uses throw in the sense of “fling impetuously,” a usage dating from about 1200.

Example Sentences

“And where does legitimacy come from? From the people. Therefore, the desire to throw oneself into the people and feel you are supported, it’s the kind of need that arises against the backdrop of a rebellion.”

From New York Times

If one wanted to express a personal aspiration, the only way to do so was to throw oneself into a collective movement such as the Great Leap Forward or the Cultural Revolution.

From The Guardian

It suddenly seems like an absurd and dangerous thing to throw oneself into the ocean for fun.

From The New Yorker

“Yes, I do. Yes, I do. It is easy out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, ‘I couldn’t help it; the way was set.’

From Literature

“It would be absurd to throw oneself into a race with the United States; the ties that we have aren’t the same, they’re not even the same scale,” the French spokesman said on customary condition of anonymity.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• focus on
• give
• try