take it upon oneself



take it upon oneself

Also, take on oneself. Undertake something, as in I took it upon myself to count the precise number of children in the audience, or She took it on herself to enter a convent. [Second half of 1400s]
See also: take, upon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Robi-Hungarian
Christophekrees-TOFFrench
Frida-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
DuŠKo-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
ArtŪRs-Latvian
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