- 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?
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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
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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
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