let oneself in for

let oneself in for
to be persuaded to do something

I let myself in for several hours' boredom every day, Dixon. A couple more won't break my back. (K. Amis)

Oh, God, Christine, you don't want to come to that, you'll be bored stiff. How have you let yourself in for it. (A. Christie)

"To think," continued the other miserably, "how I've been let in for this." (W. Jacobs)

For the moment, and it'll be a long moment. But I know it'll dry straight in the long run. (J. Galsworthy)

She is a very odd lady. She's not bad at heart, but sometimes she is unbearable. (Th. Hardy)


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