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
Irinaee-REE-nah (Russian), EE-ree-nah (Finnish)Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish, Georgian
Kuzman-Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Gale (1)GAYLEnglish
Prune-French
Petronellape-tro-NE-lah (German)Dutch, German, Swedish
Perlitaper-LEE-tahItalian, Spanish