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