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'took it upon himself' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to emphasize that someone had taken their own initiative and responsibility for an action without expecting help, support or approval from others. Example: John felt it was his duty to help the homeless, so he took it upon himself to volunteer at the local homeless shelter.
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"But he took it upon himself.
Yet he still took it upon himself to save Penney.
Wayne Rooney took it upon himself to torment Arsenal.
Alfonzo took it upon himself to lift the Mets.
He took it upon himself to do that.
Bourque took it upon himself to approach hockey's pinnacle tonight.
West took it upon himself to carry the team.
So Newt took it upon himself to become Palin's Pygmalion.
Nevertheless, the Postmaster General took it upon himself to stop the contest.
A police captain once took it upon himself to warn Bill against Havel.
Chen took it upon himself to translate the team's English Web site into Chinese.
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