单词 | to own up |
释义 | > as lemmasto own up c. intransitive. Originally U.S. colloquial. to own up: to make a full admission or confession, esp. when challenged or pressed; to confess frankly (to something). Also with that and clause. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > confess subscribea1616 confess to1771 own1772 admit1830 to make a clean breast of1838 fess1840 to own up1844 to spit it out1855 to make a clean breast of it1878 cough1901 to come clean1919 to spill one's guts (out)1927 tell papa1929 the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > acknowledge, avow, or confess [verb (intransitive)] > confess frankly to own up1880 1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. II. xxxii. 242 A feller..must be a sneakin shote if he can't pick up courage tu own up tu the truth, like a man. 1848 E. Bennett Renegade iv. 37 I 'spect I mought as well own up, being's I've got cotched in my own trap. 1858 S. A. Hammett Piney Woods Tavern 28 I'm willin' to own up that I'm ginerally considered to rather have a gift that way myself. 1880 A. Trollope Duke's Children xxxv If you own up in a genial sort of way the House will forgive anything. 1890 Boston (U.S.) Jrnl. 23 May 1/6 On being arrested he owned up to his crime. 1951 People 3 June 7/1 It will be difficult to find many regular backers who could truthfully own up to a good week at Epsom. 1968 Listener 1 Aug. 134/2 Being forced to own up that I earn my living and have my being in that world. 2000 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 18 June 81/2 Your response if you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar is either to say it wasn't me and keep denying it, or own up and take it. < as lemmas |
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