lick and a promise
Example Sentences
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Dismissed foreign policy and foreign trade with a lick and a promise.
From Time Magazine Archive
Malachy whispers our wash was a lick and a promise, that’s what Mam would say.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Hair-dressing was simplicity itself; in fact, the simplicity suggested a lick and a promise.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
He did up the work, singing hopefully as he rolled about the room, giving things what he called "a lick and a promise."
From Uncle William: the man who was shif'less by Lee, Jennette
One of her mother's phrases came into her head: 'a lick and a promise.'
From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold
