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
Ardito-Italian
Diocletianus-Ancient Roman
Klemen-Slovene
Andrea (2)AN-dree-ə (English), an-DRAY-ə (English), ahn-DRE-ah (German)English, German, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Cr
Lauchlan-Scottish
Frosina-Macedonian