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break one's promise — index betray (lead astray), fail (neglect) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break one's word — To fail to keep one s promise • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * fail to do what one has promised … Useful english dictionary
break one's word — breach a promise, violate a promise, not to stand behind one s words … English contemporary dictionary
break\ one's\ word — v. phr. To renege on a promise. When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed … Словарь американских идиом
break faith with — BE DISLOYAL TO, be unfaithful to, be untrue to, betray, play someone false, break one s promise to, fail, let down; double cross, deceive, cheat, stab in the back; informal do the dirty on. → faith * * * break faith with phrase to stop supporting … Useful english dictionary
break faith with — our own chairman has broken faith with this organization Syn: be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, be untrue to, betray, play someone false, break one s promise to, fail, let down; double cross, deceive, cheat, stab in the back … Thesaurus of popular words
Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deny one's word — break one s promise … English contemporary dictionary
