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I just learned the expression "give a lick and a promise," and know the meaning of it.
But, I just don't understand how it comes to that meaning.
Could you clarify this for me?
But, I just don't understand how it comes to that meaning.
Could you clarify this for me?
- Inglês (EUA)
"Lick" used to have the slang meaning of "a little bit of something". This meaning of "lick" also appears in the idioms "a lick of sense" and "to not do a lick of something".
So, if you give "a lick and a promise", you're doing a minimal amount of something with the promise that you'll finish it or do better later.
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- Inglês (EUA)
"Lick" used to have the slang meaning of "a little bit of something". This meaning of "lick" also appears in the idioms "a lick of sense" and "to not do a lick of something".
So, if you give "a lick and a promise", you're doing a minimal amount of something with the promise that you'll finish it or do better later.
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