debt of honour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"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
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the pledge would settle a "debt of honour" to women born in the 1950s.
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
A debt of honour is one of the finest things in the world.
From The Green Carnation by Robert Smythe Hichens
Friendship is like a debt of honour; the moment it is talked of, it loses its real name and assumes the more ungrateful form of obligation.
From The Golden Link of Friendship by Various
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