own up to

own up to someone

to confess or admit something to someone. Finally, he owned up to his mother about breaking the vase. We had hoped he would own up to us sooner.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Romano	-	Italian
Marilynn	MER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-lin	English
LÚCÁS	-	Irish
Pelagios	-	Ancient Greek
Marloes	mahr-LOOS	Dutch
Minnie	MIN-ee	English