(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.
Allen declines to discuss acquisition plans. . . . Nonetheless, W. Whitley Hawkins, whom Allen recently promoted to president from executive vice-president for marketing, asks the question out loud: "Are we going to belly up to the bar? …
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