by your own account

by your own account
by your own account phrase
according to what you yourself have said

By their own account, the politicians wanted the matter kept secret.

Thesaurus: according to someonesynonym
Main entry: account

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by your own account
: according to what you have said about your own life or experiences

By her own account, that was the worst performance of her career. [=she said that was her worst performance]

They had, by their own account, a wonderful time.

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Main Entry:account

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by your own account idiom
according to what you say yourself

By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.

Main entry:accountidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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