take it on yourself to do something

take it on yourself to do something
take it on/upon yourself to do sth idiom
to decide to do sth without asking permission or advice
Main entry:takeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • take it upon yourself to (do something) — take it upon (yourself/itself) to (do something) to accept a responsibility without being asked to. He took it upon himself to personally thank each person who came to the memorial service. The Transit Authority has taken it upon itself to be the …   New idioms dictionary

  • take it upon yourself to do something — take it on/upon yourself to do sth idiom to decide to do sth without asking permission or advice Main entry: ↑takeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take it upon itself to (do something) — take it upon (yourself/itself) to (do something) to accept a responsibility without being asked to. He took it upon himself to personally thank each person who came to the memorial service. The Transit Authority has taken it upon itself to be the …   New idioms dictionary

  • owe it to yourself to do something — (you) owe it to (yourself) to (do something) you deserve to do something you want to do. After working so hard, you owe it to yourself to take a long vacation …   New idioms dictionary

  • take it upon yourself —    If you take something upon yourself, you do it without asking for permission or agreement.     My colleague took it upon herself to redecorate the office during my absence …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • you owe it to yourself to do something — (you) owe it to (yourself) to (do something) you deserve to do something you want to do. After working so hard, you owe it to yourself to take a long vacation …   New idioms dictionary

  • take it upon/on yourself — to do something that needs to be done even though no one has asked you to do it Thank you for taking it upon yourself to organize the meeting. • • • Main Entry: ↑take …   Useful english dictionary

  • take care vs take care of —   Take care is used when saying goodbye to someone. It actually means Take care of yourself.   For example: Bye! Take care.   Take care of means to look after someone or something:   For example: You should take care of your new car, it cost a… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • take care vs take care of —   Take care is used when saying goodbye to someone. It actually means Take care of yourself.   For example: Bye! Take care.   Take care of means to look after someone or something:   For example: You should take care of your new car, it cost a… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • tear yourself away (from something) — ˌtear yourself aˈway (from sth) | ˌtear sth aˈway (from sth) derived to leave somewhere even though you would prefer to stay there; to take sth away from somewhere • Dinner s ready, if you can tear yourself away from the TV. • She was unable to… …   Useful english dictionary

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