debt of honour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the pledge would settle a "debt of honour" to women born in the 1950s.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2019
"We have a historical debt of honour to them and when we go into government we are going to fulfil that debt," he said.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2019
Lib Dem peer Lord Ashdown has said the UK has a "debt of honour" to the 450 interpreters who have worked alongside British troops since 2001.
From BBC • May 1, 2013
Pitt preferred the Hanoverian enterprise, doubtless because it would lay Russia and Prussia under a debt of honour to co-operate to the utmost of their power.
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
Pitt paid the debt of honour by resignation.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
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