He was so sad that he cried himself to sleep.
cry oneself to sleep
idiomTo cry until or to fall asleep.
After hearing the bad news, she felt so overwhelmed that she cried herself to sleep that night.
Following the sudden departure of her closest friend, she spent the long, lonely night crying herself to sleep in the quiet house.
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adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
To claim the honor of another for oneself.
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apply oneself
Synonym of strive: to work hard, to complete an activity with good effort and focus.
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be oneself
To behave or act naturally, without regard to how this behavior is perceived by others.
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bear oneself
To behave and conduct oneself in a particular manner.
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beauty sleep
Originally, sleep taken before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to beauty and health; now (chiefly humorous), sleep at any time needed by one to stay beautiful; (countable) an instance of such sleep.
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big sleep
Death.
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box oneself into a corner
To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
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buy a dog and bark oneself
To do something that one has hired someone else to do.