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
Ahura Mazda	ə-HUWR-ə MAZ-də (English)	Persian Mythology
Pelagius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Marvyn	MAHR-vin	English (Rare)
Liberatore	-	Italian
Zhou	-	Chinese
Weland	-	Germanic Mythology, Anglo-Saxon Mythology