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How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
sign the pledge — To give a written promise to abstain from intoxicating liquor ● pledge * * * sign/take the ˈpledge idiom (old fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol Main entry: ↑pledgeidiom … Useful english dictionary
sign the pledge — sign/take the pledge humorous to decide that you are never going to drink alcohol again. Why are you drinking Coke? Have you signed the pledge or something? … New idioms dictionary
take the pledge — sign/take the pledge humorous to decide that you are never going to drink alcohol again. Why are you drinking Coke? Have you signed the pledge or something? … New idioms dictionary
take the pledge — sign/take the ˈpledge idiom (old fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol Main entry: ↑pledgeidiom … Useful english dictionary
Pledge — Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf. {Prebend},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pledge — n. & v. n. 1 a solemn promise or undertaking. 2 a thing given as security for the fulfilment of a contract, the payment of a debt, etc., and liable to forfeiture in the event of failure. 3 a thing put in pawn. 4 a thing given as a token of love,… … Useful english dictionary
pledge# — pledge n Pledge, earnest, token, pawn, hostage are comparable when they denote something that is given or held as a sign of another s faith or intention to do what has been promised. Pledge, originally and still in some applications a technical… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament — The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament Since Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the Blessed Eucharist is unquestionably a… … Catholic encyclopedia
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