sign/take the pledge
sign the pledge
To take an oath to abstain from drinking alcohol forever. My father was a monster to me and my brothers until he signed the pledge in the late '90s. I noticed Janet drinking 7-Up all night. She either signed the pledge, or she's pregnant.
See also: pledge, sign
take the pledge
To take an oath to abstain from drinking alcohol forever. My father was a monster to me and my brothers until he took the pledge about 10 years ago. I noticed Janet drinking 7-Up all night at the party. She's either taken the pledge, or she's pregnant.
See also: pledge, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take the pledge
Fig. to promise to abstain from drinking alcohol. I'm not ready to take the pledge yet, but I will cut down. My aunt tried to get me to take the pledge.
See also: pledge, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
sign (or take) the pledge
make a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol.See also: pledge, sign
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
sign/take the ˈpledge
(old-fashioned) promise never to drink alcohol: He hasn’t been much fun since he took the pledge.In the nineteenth century there were anti-drinking campaigns, when people were encouraged to sign a promise (= a pledge) never to drink alcohol.See also: pledge, sign, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
take the pledge
tv. to promise to abstain from alcohol. I’m not ready to take the pledge yet, but I will cut down.
See also: pledge, take
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- sign the pledge
- take the pledge
- abstain from
- abstain
- Scout's honour
- save (oneself) for marriage
- Mother Monster
- on the wagon, to be
- be on the wagon
- be/go on the wagon