单词 | to bind one to his good behaviour |
释义 | > as lemmasto bind one (over) to his good behaviour c. to bind one (over) to his good behaviour. literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > bind (a person) morally or legally [verb (transitive)] > to behave well to bind one (over) to his good behaviour1642 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 40 Till the Lord binde the soule to her good behaviour. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 39 It pretended to bind books to their good behaviour. 1760 Life & Adventures of Cat 108 Sufficient..to bind him down to his good behaviour. 1829 R. Southey Sir Thomas More I. 142 The members would virtually be bound to their good behaviour. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 559 He thought it unjust..to bind him over to his good behaviour. < as lemmas |
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