Communication
own up
admit doing something wrong
If you own up, you admit that you did something wrong.
Hear it in real life
Who deleted the file?
I did. I suppose I should own up.
Eventually, he owned up to taking the last slice of cake.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He owned up that he broke it.
Say: He owned up to breaking it.
Use “own up to” before a noun or an -ing form, not “own up that.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
own up; own up to something
Your turn: say it out loud
Eventually, he owned up to taking the last slice of cake.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
own up
admit doing something wrong
“Eventually, he owned up to taking the last slice of cake.”
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