on one's honor

Prepositional phrase

US dated

(US) used to emphasize that one is behaving or going to behave in a trustworthy manner. / (dated) expected to do what one has promised, expected to uphold one's promise.

Japanese Meaning

「名誉をかけて」― 自分の信用や名誉に責任を持ち、約束通りの誠実な行動をすることを保証する表現 / 「名誉にかけて」― 約束通りの行動をするという信念や誠意を強調する表現

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On one's honor, I promise I will return the book by Friday.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私の名誉にかけて、金曜日までに本を返すと約束します。

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Sense（1）

(US) used to emphasize that one is behaving or going to behave in a trustworthy manner.

Sense（2）

(dated) expected to do what one has promised, expected to uphold one's promise.

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