- 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?
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take the pledge
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take the pledge — {v. phr.} To swear to give up drinking, smoking, or using drugs. * /Gary finally took the pledge and he has kept it thus far./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take the pledge — {v. phr.} To swear to give up drinking, smoking, or using drugs. * /Gary finally took the pledge and he has kept it thus far./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take the pledge — tv. to promise to abstain from beverage 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 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take the pledge — sign/take the ˈpledge idiom (old fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol Main entry: ↑pledgeidiom … Useful english dictionary
take\ the\ pledge — v. phr. To swear to give up drinking, smoking, or using drugs. Gary finally took the pledge and he has kept it thus far … Словарь американских идиом
take the pledge — take an oath, swear, promise … English contemporary dictionary
take the pledge — see pledge … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
take the pledge — idi to make a vow to abstain from intoxicating drink … From formal English to slang
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
