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go back on one's word and go back on one's promise; go back on one's pledge to break a promise that one has made. I hate to go back on my word, but I won't pay you $100 afterall. Going back on your promise makes you a liar. pledge something to someone to promise something to someone. I pledged one hundred dollars to Ralph for his cause. We pledged a lot of money to our favorite charity. take the pledge Fig. to promise to abstain from drinking alcohol. I'm not ready to take the pledge yet, but I will cut down. My aunt tried to get me to take the pledge. See also: take 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? See also: sign How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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