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on one's honor

on one's honor prepositional phrase: used to emphasize that one is behaving or going to behave in a trustworthy manner.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US) used to emphasize that one is behaving or going to behave in a trustworthy manner.
  2. (dated) expected to do what one has promised, expected to uphold one's promise.
    • You are on your honor to behave well.
    • When I was young and fever fell / My spirit I will not tell / You're on your honor not to tell1986, R.E.M., “I Believe”, in Lifes Rich Pageant

Forms of on one's honor

alternative UKupon one's honor
alternative UKon one's honour

Questions about on one's honor

What does on one's honor mean?
On one's honor means used to emphasize that one is behaving or going to behave in a trustworthy manner.
What part of speech is on one's honor?
On one's honor is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on one's honor in the dictionary

  1. on one's game
  2. on one's guard
  3. on one's hands and knees
  4. on one's head
  5. on one's high horse
  6. on one's honor
  7. on one's Jack Jones
  8. on one's knees
  9. on one's L's
  10. on one's last legs
  11. on one's lee-lane

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