on one's honor



on one's honor

Entrusted to behave honorably and honestly without supervision. For example, The students were on their honor not to consult notes during the exam. Originally alluding to a solemn oath, this idiom dates from the mid-1400s.
See also: honor, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eustathios-Ancient Greek
Sanjeev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
GideonGID-ee-ən (English)Biblical, English, Hebrew
Galal-Arabic
Jeannette[dʒi'net]
Yermolai-Russian