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21on one's own account — or {informal}[on one s own hook] {adv. phr.} 1. For yourself; as a free agent; independently. * /After they had picked out the class gift, members of the committee did some shopping on their own account./ 2. See: OF ONE S OWN ACCORD …
22of one's own volition — I joined the army of my own volition Syn: of one s own free will, of one s own accord, by choice, by preference; voluntarily, willingly, readily, freely, intentionally, consciously, deliberately, on purpose, purposely; gladly, with pleasure …
23off one's own bat — ► off one s own bat Brit. informal of one s own accord. Main Entry: ↑bat …
24of one's own will — phrasal or of one s own free will : of one s own accord : voluntarily …
25Accord — Ac*cord , n. [OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See {Accord}, v. t.] 1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent. [1913 Webster] A mediator of an accord… …
26accord — ► VERB 1) give or grant someone (power or recognition). 2) (accord with) be in agreement or consistent with. ► NOUN 1) an official agreement or treaty. 2) agreement in opinion or feeling. ● of one s own accord …
27After one's own heart — Heart Heart (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[ i]rt[=o], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi a, kh^r.… …
28accord — [ə kôrd′] vt. [ME acorden < OFr acorder < VL * accordare < L ad , to + cor (gen. cordis), HEART] 1. to make agree or harmonize; reconcile 2. to grant or concede; bestow vi. to be in agreement or harmony (with) n. 1. mutual agreement;… …
29accord — I n. 1) to come to, reach an accord 2) an accord with smb. about smt. (we reached an accord with the neighboring country about our common border) 3) an accord that + clause (they came to an accord that profits would be shared equally) 4) in… …
30own — See: COME INTO ONE S OWN, DOSE OF ONE S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN, KEEP ONE S OWN COUNSEL, OF ONE S OWN ACCORD or OF ONE S OWN FREE WILL, ON ONE S OWN ACCOUNT or ON ONE S OWN HOOK, ON ONE S OWN TIME, SIGN ONE S OWN… …
