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honor in the breach

verb

Definitions

  1. To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.

    • Hamlet: Ay, marry, is't: But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner born, it is a custom More honour'd in the breach than the observance.
    • Many religious precepts are honoured in the breach.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA