Keep (one's) Promise Thành Ngữ, Tục Ngữ, Slang Phrases

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Từ đồng nghĩa Từ trái nghĩa Nghĩa là gì Thành ngữ, tục ngữ Nghĩa là gì: breach of promise breach of promise

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keep (one's) promise Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a lick and a promise

a hasty plan, a promise made without much thought If you get married on a lick and a a promise, you may need a lot of good luck.

break a promise

not do as you promised, go back on your word Trudy never breaks a promise. She is very dependable.

keep a promise

do what you promise to do You can depend on Vern to keep a promise. He's reliable.

lick and a promise

(See a lick and a promise)

promise the moon

mentally alert, ready to do something Before the elections the politicians were promising everyone the moon but when they were elected they began to talk differently.

show promise

show some of your ability, show that you will develop Len shows promise as a teacher. He is patient and articulate.

promise away

give away by promising许给He has promised most of his books away to his friends．他已答应把大部分书籍送给他的朋友们。

have a lot of promise

Idiom(s): have a lot of promiseTheme: POTENTIALto be very promising; to have a good future ahead.• Sally is quite young, but she has a lot of promise.• This bush is small, but it has a lot of promise.

give sth a lick and a promise

Idiom(s): give sth a lick and a promiseTheme: CARELESSNESSto do something poorly—quickly and carelessly. (Informal. Fixed order.)• John! You didn't clean your room! You just gave it a lick and a promise.• This time, Tom, comb your hair. It looks as if you just gave it a lick and a promise.

promise sb the moon

Idiom(s): promise the moon (to someone) AND promise someone the moonTheme: PROMISESto make extravagant promises to someone.• Bill will promise you the moon, but he won't live up to his promises.• My boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage.

as good as one's promise|as good as one's word|goo

adj. phr. Trustworthy; sure to keep your promise. The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word. We knew she was always good as her word, so we trusted her.

lick and a promise|lick|promise

n. phr., informal A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. You didn't wash your hands. You just gave them a lick and a promise. The boys didn't cut the grass properly. All it got was a lick and a promise.

promise the moon|moon|promise

v. phr. To promise something impossible. A politician who promises the moon during a campaign loses the voters' respect. I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do the best job I can. Compare: ASK FOR THE MOON.

lick and a promise, a

lick and a promise, a A superficial effort made without care or enthusiasm. For example, I haven't time to do a good job of vacuuming, just enough for a lick and a promise. This expression is believed to allude to the quick lick a cat or other animal might give itself and a promise to do more or better at some future time. [Mid-1800s]

promise

promise see lick and a promise, a.

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