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a bargain is a bargain be slow to promise and quick to perform between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter expect nothing from him who promises a great deal a man that breaks his word bids others be false to him mankind lives on promises many promises lessen confidence men apt to promise are apt to forget no greater promises than those who have nothing to give perform whatever you promise a promise is a debt promise little, but do much promises are like piecrust, made to be broken promises don't fill the belly
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broken promise — index bad faith, disloyalty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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Broken ground — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken line — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken meat — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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