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a promise is a promise

a promise is a promise proverb: one must keep one's promises.

Proverb

a promise is a promise

  1. One must keep one's promises.

Synonyms of a promise is a promise

Questions about a promise is a promise

What does a promise is a promise mean?
A promise is a promise means one must keep one's promises.
What part of speech is a promise is a promise?
A promise is a promise is a proverb.

Words near a promise is a promise in the dictionary

  1. a pox on
  2. a pox on both your houses
  3. a priori
  4. a priorism
  5. a problem shared is a problem halved
  6. a promise is a promise
  7. a promise made is a promise kept
  8. a prophet has no honor in his own country
  9. a prophet is not without honor save in his own country
  10. a pussy and a pulse
  11. a quick drop and a sudden stop

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