throw oneself into
Commit fully to
To throw oneself into something is to engage with it wholeheartedly, committing full energy and attention: She threw herself into the renovation project.
The phrase suggests enthusiastic, perhaps even reckless dedication—abandoning restraint to pursue something completely: After the breakup, he threw himself into his work.
- get down to businessBegin focused work
- buckle downApply oneself determinedly
- roll up sleevesBare forearms for effort
- immersePlunge into liquid entirely
- devoteCommit fully to
engross · jump in · absorb · plunge into · get stuck in · dive in · engage · commit · dedicate · heart and soul · body and soul · wholehearted · go all out · apply · fervor · zeal · undertake · invest
- get startedget going, get moving, dig in, dive in, jump in
throw oneself intogo through the motions
Act perfunctorily, without conviction
phone it in · hold back · mail it in · slack off · coast
throw oneself intoshy away from
Avoid through timidity
hang back · avoid · hesitate · drag one's feet · pull back