To acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt. Often used with to.
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If you own up to breaking the glass, you'll be forgiven.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
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like the sound of one's own voicemind your own businesstake the law into one's own handsknow one's own mindown countto dig your own gravelegend in one's own lunchtimestand in one's own lightpeeble in own shoestand on its ownto each his ownpull one's own weightmind your own beeswaxtake matters into one's own hands
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