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honor in the breach

honor in the breach verb: to demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.

Verb

honor in the breach (third-person singular simple present honors in the breach, present participle honoring in the breach, simple past and past participle honored in the breach)

  1. (US, idiomatic, transitive) To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
    • Hamlet: Ay, marry, is't:
      But to my mind, though I am native here
      And to the manner born, it is a custom
      More honour'd in the breach than the observance.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • Many religious precepts are honoured in the breach.2014 February 21, “Not poles apart”, in The Economist

honor in the breach meaning in Bengali

honor in the breach in Bengali

কোনো নিয়ম

Forms of honor in the breach

third-person singular presenthonors in the breach
present participlehonoring in the breach
past participlehonored in the breach
pasthonored in the breach

Questions about honor in the breach

What does honor in the breach mean?
Honor in the breach means to demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
What is honor in the breach in Bengali?
Honor in the breach in Bengali is কোনো নিয়ম. See Honor in the breach meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is honor in the breach?
Honor in the breach is a verb.
What is the past tense of honor in the breach?
The past tense of honor in the breach is honored in the breach.

Words near honor in the breach in the dictionary

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  2. honor farm
  3. honor farms
  4. honor guard
  5. honor guards
  6. honor in the breach
  7. honor jar
  8. honor jars
  9. honor killer
  10. honor killers
  11. honor killing

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