to promise money — обещать деньги
to promise distinctly — недвусмысленно пообещать
I claim your promise — я требую то, что вы обещали
promise not to tell — обещайте, что никому не расскажете
the crops are full of promise — урожай обещает быть хорошим
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promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate … Law dictionary
Promise — Prom ise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promising}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promise someone the moon — promise someone the moon/earth/ phrase to make a promise that you are unlikely to be able to keep Thesaurus: to make a promisesynonym Main entry: promise * * * promise (someone) the moon see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
promise someone the earth — promise someone the moon/earth/ phrase to make a promise that you are unlikely to be able to keep Thesaurus: to make a promisesynonym Main entry: promise * * * promise someone the earth see ↑promise … Useful english dictionary
Promise (Sade album) — Promise Studio album by Sade Released 16 November 1985 (UK) 21 Decem … Wikipedia
promise — [präm′is] n. [ME promis < L promissum < promittere, to send before or forward < pro , forth + mittere, to send: see PRO 2 & MISSION] 1. an oral or written agreement to do or not to do something; vow 2. indication, as of a successful… … English World dictionary
Promise (альбом Sade) — Promise Студийный альбом … Википедия
make good (on) a promise — make good (on) a promise/threat/debt/etc phrase to do or pay what you have said you would The rebels made good on their promise to release the 370 hostages. Thesaurus: to keep a promisesynonym … Useful english dictionary
make a promise — index assure (insure), pledge (promise the performance of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
promise — ► NOUN 1) an assurance that one will do something or that something will happen. 2) potential excellence. ► VERB 1) make a promise. 2) give good grounds for expecting. 3) (promise oneself) firmly intend … English terms dictionary
make good on something — make good on (something) American & Australian, informal to give back money that you owe someone, or to keep a promise to do something. I want to make good on that loan I got from Joan. Tom made good on his promise to paint the living room … New idioms dictionary
