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.

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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.

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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.

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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]

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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.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

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own up
own up to
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

词组	own up (to something)
释义	own up (to something) 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 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 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 v. 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. See also: own up own up to 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
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