“own accord”

The following 2 entries include the term own accord.

of its own accord

idiom

used to suggest that something happens by itself without anyone causing it to happen.

of one's own accord

idiom

used to indicate that someone does something because he or she wants to, not because someone has asked the person or forced him or her to do it


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