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Teal lime Posted 8 years ago
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Indulge oneself into (doing) something

Does the phrase "to indulge oneself into (doing) something" make sense in English?

If so, would you please give me a couple of examples of how to use it?

Thank you.

  

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teal lime Does the phrase "to indulge oneself into (doing) something" make sense in English? No, that phrase does not make sense in English. " The preposition into, which is what you wrote, describes an action where someone or something becomes enclosed within another.

  • teal lime Does the phrase "to indulge oneself into (doing) something" make sense in English?
  • No, that phrase does not make sense in English.
  • " The preposition into, which is what you wrote, describes an action where someone or something becomes enclosed within another.
  • I cannot think of a situation whether the preposition into would pair logically with the verb indulge .
  • Some examples of "to indulge oneself in (doing) something" are: The dog indulged himself in the dog food bag his owner forgot to put away.
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teal limeDoes the phrase "to indulge oneself into (doing) something" make sense in English?

No, that phrase does not make sense in English. In English, we write "to indulge oneself in (doing) something." The preposition into, which is what you wrote, describes an action where someone or something becomes enclosed within another. I canno

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teal limeDoes the phrase "to indulge oneself into (doing) something" make sense in English?

No. It's "indulge oneself in" followed by a noun, rarely the -ingform of a verb. It's not exactly the most commonly used expression in English.

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