the Hippocratic oathnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌhɪp.ə.kræt.ɪk ˈəʊθ/us/ˌhɪp.ə.kræt̬.ɪk ˈoʊθ/a promise made by people when they become doctors to do everything possible to help their patients and to have high moral standards in their work
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Making & breaking promises & commitments
- betray
- broken
- commit
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver
- fink
- fink out
- guarantee
- New Year's resolution
- oath
- promise sb the earth/moon idiom
- promises, promises! idiom
- redeem
- resolution
- scout
- sworn
- vouch
- warrant
- warranty
- welsh
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