be/feel honour-bound (to do something)

British & Australian, American & Australian

to feel that you must do something because it is morally right, even if you do not want to do it.

I'd rather go to Andrew's party but I feel honour-bound to go to Caroline's because she asked me first.

• have the brass neck to do something
• have the brass to do something
• have the cares of the world on shoulders
• have the cares of the world on your shoulders
• have the courage of convictions
• have the courage of its convictions
• have the courage of your convictions
• have the devil's own job
• have the devil's own job doing something
• have the devil's own job to do something
• have the devil's own luck
• have the ear of
• have the ear of someone
• have the edge on
• have the edge on someone
• have the edge on something
• have the edge over
• have the edge over someone
• have the edge over something
• have the faintest
• have the faintest idea
• have the final say
• have the final word
• have the first crack at
• have the first crack at something