own up

Related to own up: come over, To pull off

own up (to something)

To admit or confess (to something). Everyone knows you're responsible, so it will look better if you just own up right now. Tom finally owned up to eating my burrito.

See also: own, up

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

own up (to something)

to admit something; to confess to something. I know you broke the window. Come on and own up to it.

See also: own, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

own up

Confess, make a full admission, as in Come on, Tim, you'd better own up that you lost the car keys. This idiom uses the verb own in the sense of "acknowledge." [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

See also: own, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

own up

To confess to something; admit something: If the person who stole the erasers doesn't own up, recess will be canceled. The thief owned up to the crime.

See also: own, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

own up (to), to

To admit something, to confess. Dating from the mid-1800s, this expression seems to use own in the sense of possessing responsibility for something. “On being arrested he owned up to his crime,” appeared in the Boston Journal (May 23, 1890).

See also: own, up

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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References in periodicals archive

A friend of the two girls said: "Toni and John have had their own ups and downs.

Take Crouch back, Toni tells Abbey; SCANDAL

I realise now that it is so easy to find more things to write about as there are so many great and interesting people to mention and so many life experiences to share, enabling me to help you through your own ups and downs.

GUIDE TO LIFE; In association with the NHS

Wilson, whose career has spanned roughly the same three decades as Cher's, has had his own ups and downs, hits and misses.

The Apocalypse via Bob and Cher

What you learn will enable you to deal with both the shifting emotional state of others and, importantly, your own ups and downs.

Horoscope: May 19, 2016

"Although each battle is personal and comes with its own ups and downs, if my own experience can help another out there going through something similar, feel less scared or alone, I'll be more than happy.

It feels unreal to be told I'm free of disease... I just hope what I went through can help others; ALL-CLEAR FOR GIRL WHOSE BLOG AIDED TEENS WITH CANCER

Rugby has come a long way since those days of infancy, enduring its own ups and downs along the way, indeed in 1895 the much heralded birth of Rugby League took place in Huddersfield, a new beginning for the game of Rugby in Northern England that would lay the foundations for our game.

RL followers have a 'Magic' attitude

A friend of the two girls said: "Toni and John have certainly had their own ups and downs.

Take Crouch back, Toni tells Abbey; SCANDAL

The similarity to his own ups and downs with Dash was one of the reasons Jason was keen to take on the role of Marnie's dad, Ross McBride.

NEVER SAY NEVER; CONNERY ON CONNERY I would love to work with dad. One of the things we've both learned over the years is

But Tees Valley, despite its own ups and downs, has been at the centre of a number of positive announcements in areas including business investment, job creation and regeneration.

There are still reasons to be cheerful for Tees Valley

"Just because I have full work in the Ulster Bank five days a week and try to live a positive life doesn't mean I haven't my own ups and downs in life.

MY SHOCK AT SUICIDE; GAA star's plea after death of team pal

I just hope younger boxers who have their own ups and downs can now look at me and see that you can always bounce back.

Boxing: MENACING MAGEE IS BACK TO FUTURE; BIG FIGHT NIGHT: WBU TITLE MAGEE v VESTER, 1 DAY TO GO Miracle man ready for war

The audience have been voting in their thousands for the stars who have had their own ups and downs during their performances over the week.

SONGS OF RAISE .

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