be upon one

English-Turkish translations from the Atalay Dictionary, First Edition

be on/upon one's honor

(a) mes'uliyetini müdrik olmak, hareketlerinin sorumluluğunu kabul etmek, (b) sözünün eri olmak, vaadini

tutmak.
He was on his honor not to divulge the secret.
upon my honor: şerefim/namusum üzerine.

be thrown upon one's own resources

kendi yağı ile kavrulmağa mecbur olmak.

English-Turkish phrases from Zargan's own database

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