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Sunday, 27 November 2005

Definition:

To admit to doing something

Example Dialogue:

A: Did you hear about the boss who accused his secretary of stealing money from the company?
B: Yes. But he eventually owned up to stealing the money himself.
A: Really? I had not heard that he admitted stealing the money.

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The Weekly Idiom: To own up to
May 02 2010 12:13:08
This thread discusses the Content article: The Weekly Idiom: To own up to

i dont understand
#1043
Re:The Weekly Idiom: To own up to
May 19 2010 08:18:07
hopeness wrote:
QUOTE:
This thread discusses the Content article: The Weekly Idiom: To own up to

i dont understand



some idioms I don't understand but when I am reading and it comes across I can guess the meaning,
#1051
Re:The Weekly Idiom: To own up to
May 20 2010 10:57:12
based on the dialogue, i think the idiom has a meaning that the boss confess to stealling the money, not the secretary.

how do you think ??
#1054
Re:The Weekly Idiom: To own up to
May 20 2010 14:30:09
Yes, the dialogue means the boss stole the money. He tried to blame the secretary, but the secretary didn't do it. Finally, the boss admitted he was guilty, and owned up to stealing the money.
#1056
Re:The Weekly Idiom: To own up to
May 25 2010 10:56:00
hi got a doubt about the idioms:

For example: To own up to - explained at one situation..

is these kinds of idioms are used only on particular situation or it has got different meaning to be used in different situations.
#1059

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