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
Liberius	-	Late Roman
TristÃO	-	Portuguese
Matija	MAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Ofelia	o-FE-lyah	Spanish, Italian
Arthfael	-	Ancient Celtic
Leary	LEER-ee	Irish