She claims that the government has broken faith with teachers by failing to give additional funds to education.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
break faith with someone — break faith with (something/someone) formal to stop supporting an idea or person, especially by not doing what you promised to do. She claims that the government has broken faith with teachers by failing to give additional funds to education … New idioms dictionary
break faith with — (something/someone) formal to stop supporting an idea or person, especially by not doing what you promised to do. She claims that the government has broken faith with teachers by failing to give additional funds to education … New idioms dictionary
faith — W2 [feıθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(trust/confidence in somebody/something)¦ 2¦(religion)¦ 3 break faith with somebody/something 4 keep faith with somebody/something 5 good faith 6 bad faith 7 an act of faith ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
faith — [ feıθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount strong belief in or trust of someone or something: have faith in: I m delighted to know you have such faith in me. lose faith in: The public have lost faith in what the government is doing. put your faith in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
faith — [[t]fe͟ɪθ[/t]] ♦♦♦ faiths 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N in n If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness. She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh... People have lost faith in the British… … English dictionary
faith */*/*/ — UK [feɪθ] / US noun Word forms faith : singular faith plural faiths 1) [uncountable] strong belief in or trust of someone or something have faith in: I m delighted to know you have such faith in me. lose faith in: The public have lost faith in… … English dictionary
break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) — Infobox Buffyverse Character Faith. Title=Faith First= Faith, Hope Trick Last= Creator=Joss Whedon Name=Faith Lehane Affiliation=Scooby Gang Watchers Council Wolfram Hart Richard Wilkins Powers=Supernatural strength, agility, and reflexes Rapid… … Wikipedia
Faith No More — Infobox musical artist Name = Faith No More Img capt = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = San Francisco, California, U.S. Genre = Experimental rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal Years active = 1982 ndash; 1998 Label =… … Wikipedia
Album of the Year (Faith No More album) — Album of the Year Studio album by Faith No More Released June 3, 1997 … Wikipedia
