take on
step up
step up to the plate
take possession
take responsibility
own
guarantee
vouch
adopt
take it upon oneself
put on
carry the can
hold the fort
responsibilize
shoulder
take the heat
take upon oneself
answer
take the wheel
sponsor
answer for
deal with
cross the Rubicon
play into someone's hands
co-opt
wash one's hands
portray
hold to account
bark up the wrong tree
impersonate
deal
cut ice
have it
fall on one's sword
lay at someone's door
apprehend
earn
take issue to
garner
beguilt
ask
win
overfunction
take the helm
take the initiative
lay something at the feet of
shit or get off the pot
backslide
implicate
face the music