- swear off
- decide to give up something that you are in the habit of using
My friend swore off alcohol several years ago.
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swear off
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swear off — ► swear off informal promise to abstain from. Main Entry: ↑swear … English terms dictionary
swear off — (something) to decide to stop doing or using something. He says he has sworn off candy. She won $10,000 on the slots and was so shocked, she swore off gambling completely … New idioms dictionary
swear off — index forgo, refrain, renounce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
swear off — verb promise to abstain from (Freq. 2) I have sworn off cigarettes altogether • Hypernyms: ↑promise, ↑assure • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * (informal) … Useful english dictionary
swear off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms swear off : present tense I/you/we/they swear off he/she/it swears off present participle swearing off past tense swore off past participle sworn off swear off something to promise to stop doing or using… … English dictionary
swear off — phrasal to vow to abstain from ; renounce < swear off smoking > … New Collegiate Dictionary
swear off — verb To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit. One of these days, he thinks he will swear off his nightly television regimen and get some exercise … Wiktionary
swear off something — ˌswear ˈoff sth derived (informal) to promise that you will not do or use sth again • I decided to swear off burgers forever. • He has sworn off drinking, drugs and clubs. Main entry: ↑sw … Useful english dictionary
swear off something — swear off (something) to decide to stop doing or using something. He says he has sworn off candy. She won $10,000 on the slots and was so shocked, she swore off gambling completely … New idioms dictionary
swear off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. quit, reform, resolve; see halt 2 , suspend 2 , stop 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. give up, abjure, renounce, forswear, forego, quit, *turn one s back on. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To cease trying… … English dictionary for students
swear off — informal promise to abstain from. → swear … English new terms dictionary
