| 单词 | to be on a promise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be on a promise b. colloquial (originally Australian). to be on a promise: to be confidently assured of something, esp. of having sexual intercourse. ΚΠ 1960 ‘S. Woodfield’ A for Artemis xi. 121 Cedric and the seadog scuttled after her as if they were on a promise and mustn't lose the quarry. 1971 F. Hardy Outcasts of Foolgarah 3 If you were to believe Florrie, I'm on a promise at every second house. 1998 Mirror (Nexis) 22 Oct. 18 Men tend to wait until they know they are ‘on a promise’ but women go armed with contraceptives before they hit the town. 2001 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 6 Feb. 20 I'm on a promise, by the way. His parting words: ‘I'll bring you back a bottle of the best Pitcairn Island chardonay.’ < as lemmas |
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