Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “take it upon oneself“ and it is a phrase meaning “to take responsibility for something even if no one has asked to do it”.
Example Sentence: Once again the collegium of the Supreme Court of India is in the news, and once again for the wrong reasons. This time, it is because of the difficulty that its five judges have in getting together for one meeting. The Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit, assumed office on August 27, 2022. He has a short tenure and demits (retires) office on November 8, 2022. Nevertheless, he tries to set a scorching pace. He constitutes as many as five Constitution Benches to hear extremely important matters which his predecessors put on the back burner. The CJI also takes it upon himself to fill six vacancies in the apex court.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article The Court and the problem with its collegium and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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