| 释义 |
do the honours informal Perform a social duty for others, especially the serving of food or drink to a guest: ‘Don’t worry, I’ll do the honours.’ She reached for the teapot and poured...- There will be a disco from 9 pm to midnight and a mystery guest will do the honours in presenting the medals.
- The march leaders decided not to cross the road to present the memorandum to Godec, instead handing the document to a police captain on duty to do the honours.
- After a brief warm-up, the assembled musicians played ‘Blood on the Tracks’ from beginning to end, rotating in several of the guest artists as vocalists to do the honors on some of the album's key songs.
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