honor in the breach

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it. US,idiomatic,transitive
    — Hamlet: Ay, marry, is't: But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner born, it is a custom More honour'd in the breach than the observance.

词形变化

honors in the breach present,singular,third-person honoring in the breach participle,present honored in the breach participle,past honored in the breach past
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