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Idiom of one's own accord and of one's own free will Theme: COERCION by one's own choice, without coercion.I wish that Sally would choose to do it of her own accord.I'll have to order her to do it because she wont do it of her own free will.
of (one's) own accordVoluntarily; of one's own free will. Police are hoping that the person of interest surrenders of his own accord. No, I didn't tell him to bring anything to dinner. He did that of his own accord. of one's own accordAlso, of one's own free will. Voluntarily, without prompting or coercion, as in The entire audience rose of their own accord, or No, I'm climbing this mountain of my own free will. The first term dates from about 1450, the variant from about 1600. |