"Own up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... and ways of putting by a penny," he now protested, "and I turned over a bit during the war, I may as well own up, though folks had only black looks for ...
— The Deliverance; A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields • Ellen Glasgow
... so good, we can own up to calamity once in a while. Of course, if our reputation was not better than others we would have to keep it dark, but inasmuch as nature favors us so continuously we can own up when we get bumped. The August frost ...
— Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 • Various
... hadn't seen it, didn't even know he had bought one; and that was the truth. But he wouldn't believe me; he said I must have taken it, for I was the only mischievous person about the place, and if I didn't own up and show him where it was, he'd horsewhip me till ...
— Grandmother Elsie • Martha Finley
... think it's a bore yourself, truly? Come, now, own up. And I'm sure I don't see what's the use of it, do you? One can't do a thing that's nice. But I'll tell you what we can do!" her eyes growing bright with eagerness again. "We'll measure and cut all the curtains, and turn the hems up. And, ...
— Cloudy Jewel • Grace Livingston Hill
... not," and Thomas Savine sighed dubiously. "Your assurance is refreshing, Geoffrey, but I own up I can't see—well, we've done enough for one day. Come round and spend the evening with me. Mrs. Savine is ...
— Thurston of Orchard Valley • Harold Bindloss
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