own up to
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 someone
to confess or admit something to someone. Finally, he owned up to his mother about breaking the vase. We had hoped he would own up to us sooner.
See also: own, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- own up
- own up (to something)
- own up (to), to
- confess
- confess to
- confess to (someone or something)
- admit of
- admit of (something)
- admit to (something)
- give (someone or something) best