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1 pe cuvânt(u) meu) (de onoare)
upon my word (of honour)! honestly! honour bright! as I live (by bread)!amer. on the level! I will be bound! on my davy! upon my conscienceI'll bet a cookie / my life / my hat / my bootsyou bet your boots / lifeamer. you betI'll bet my last / bottom dollaramer. honest injun! glum.sl. upon my Samby the holy pokeramer. sl. for my moneyby all that's blue!by Gad!înv. lit. beshrew my heart! on my troth! faith / fay!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > pe cuvânt(u) meu) (de onoare)
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honour-bound — honˈour boundˈ same as in honour bound below. • • • Main Entry: ↑honour … Useful english dictionary
feel honour bound to do something — be/feel honour bound to do something phrase if you feel honour bound to do something, you think that you must do it because it is morally right I felt honour bound to tell her the truth. Thesaurus: to be responsible for somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
be honour bound to do something — be/feel honour bound to do something phrase if you feel honour bound to do something, you think that you must do it because it is morally right I felt honour bound to tell her the truth. Thesaurus: to be responsible for somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
(feel) honour-bound to do something — (feel) honour ˈbound to do sth idiom (formal) to feel that you must do sth because of your sense of moral duty • She felt honour bound to attend as she had promised to. compare ↑duty bound … Useful english dictionary
be honour-bound to do something — be/feel honour bound (to do something) British & Australian, American & Australian to feel that you must do something because it is morally right, even if you do not want to do it. I d rather go to Andrew s party but I feel honour bound to go to… … New idioms dictionary
feel honour-bound to do something — be/feel honour bound (to do something) British & Australian, American & Australian to feel that you must do something because it is morally right, even if you do not want to do it. I d rather go to Andrew s party but I feel honour bound to go to… … New idioms dictionary
be honour-bound — be/feel honour bound (to do something) British & Australian, American & Australian to feel that you must do something because it is morally right, even if you do not want to do it. I d rather go to Andrew s party but I feel honour bound to go to… … New idioms dictionary
feel honour-bound — be/feel honour bound (to do something) British & Australian, American & Australian to feel that you must do something because it is morally right, even if you do not want to do it. I d rather go to Andrew s party but I feel honour bound to go to… … New idioms dictionary
in honour bound — (or adjective ● honour … Useful english dictionary
honour — hon|our1 W3 BrE honor AmE [ˈɔnə US ˈa:nər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something that makes you proud)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3 in honour of somebody/something 4¦(given to somebody)¦ 5¦(moral principles)¦ 6¦(at university/school)¦ 7 Your/His/Her Honour … Dictionary of contemporary English
honour */*/ — I UK [ˈɒnə(r)] / US [ˈɑnər] noun Word forms honour : singular honour plural honours 1) [uncountable] the respect that people have for someone who achieves something great, is very powerful, or behaves in a way that is morally right Shame and… … English dictionary