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on a promise

on a promise prepositional phrase: looking forward to sexual intercourse later.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, colloquial) Looking forward to sexual intercourse later.

Questions about on a promise

What does on a promise mean?
On a promise means looking forward to sexual intercourse later.
What part of speech is on a promise?
On a promise is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on a promise in the dictionary

  1. on a pair
  2. on a par
  3. on a pinch
  4. on a plate
  5. on a platter
  6. on a promise
  7. on a regular basis
  8. on a roll
  9. on a shoestring
  10. on a silver platter
  11. on a sixpence

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