of (one's) own accord

of (one's) own accord

Voluntarily; of one's own free will. Police are hoping that the person of interest surrenders of his own accord. No, I didn't tell him to bring anything to dinner. He did that of his own accord.
See also: accord, of, own
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

of one's own accord

 and of one's own free will
by one's own choice, without coercion. I wish that Sally would choose to do it of her own accord. I'll have to order her to do it because she won't do it of her own free will.
See also: accord, of, own
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

of one's own accord

Also, of one's own free will. Voluntarily, without prompting or coercion, as in The entire audience rose of their own accord, or No, I'm climbing this mountain of my own free will. The first term dates from about 1450, the variant from about 1600.
See also: accord, of, own
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

of your own accord

FORMAL
COMMON If you do something of your own accord, you do it without being asked or forced. He did not quit as France's prime minister of his own accord. There was always the chance that the girl had simply chosen to run away of her own accord.
See also: accord, of, own
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

of your own accord

voluntarily or without outside intervention.
See also: accord, of, own
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

of your own acˈcord

without being asked or forced: I didn’t need to tell her to apologize; she did it of her own accord.
See also: accord, of, own
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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