- on your own responsibility
- if you do something on your own responsibility, no one has told you to do it or has given you permission to do it and you are willing to accept the blame if something bad happens as a result
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on your own responsibility
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responsibility — re|spon|si|bil|i|ty [ rı,spansə bıləti ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the state or job of being in charge of someone or something and of making sure that what they do or what happens to them is right or satisfactory: She has a lot of responsibility in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
responsibility */*/*/ — UK [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətɪ] noun Word forms responsibility : singular responsibility plural responsibilities Get it right: responsibility: Notice the spelling of responsibility, which is spelled with an i , not an a : Wrong:… … English dictionary
responsibility — re|spon|si|bil|i|ty W1S2 [rıˌspɔnsıˈbılıti US rıˌspa:n ] n plural responsibilities 1.) [U] a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens ▪ Kelly s promotion means more money… … Dictionary of contemporary English
responsibility — noun 1 IN CHARGE (U) a duty to be in charge of or look after something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens: She was given promotion and more responsibility. | have responsibility for: The Health Minister has… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
responsibility — noun 1 being responsible ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ awesome, big, enormous, grave, great, heavy … Collocations dictionary
own — [əʊn ǁ oʊn] verb [transitive] to have or possess something that is legally yours: • He still owns shares in the company. • The company is owned by a foreign consortium. * * * Ⅰ. own UK US /əʊn/ verb [T] ► to have something that legally belongs to … Financial and business terms
