break one's promise
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break one's promise
verb breaks one's promise · breaking one's promise · broke one's promise · broken one's promise
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To fail to keep or maintain an assurance, bond or commitment one has made.
(Are you gonna break your promise, baby?) / You said that you love me / (Are you gonna break your promise to me?) / Now you're actin' so strange, baby / (Are you gonna break your promise, baby?) / You said that you need me / (Are you gonna break your promise to me?)
Similar: go back on one's word, break one's word, renege on one's promise · Opposite: keep one's promise, stay true to one's word, be as good as one's word, deliver the goods
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verb to break one's word
| 中文 | 食言 shíyán |
|---|---|
| Français | ne pas tenir sa promesse |
| Deutsch | sein Versprechen brechen / nicht halten |
| Română | încălca o promisiune |
| Русский | нару́шить обеща́ние narúšitʹ obeščánije |
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