honour in the breach en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of honor in the breach.
alt of honor in the breach
By the beginning of February British Railways were admitting in public that in some parts of the system running to time had been honoured more in the breach than the observance during the winter.
1960 April, “Talking of Trains: The present difficulties”, in Trains Illustrated, page 193:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| honoured in the breach | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| honoured in the breach | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| honouring in the breach | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| honours in the breach | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |