take on oneself

take something (up)on oneself

to accept the entire burden of something on oneself. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) You didn't need to take it all upon yourself. There are others here who can help, you know. Jan takes too much on herself.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jenny	['dʒeni]
Terezie	-	Czech
HÉLoÏSe	-	French
Bahman	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Natalia	nah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)	Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
Cosmin	-	Romanian