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sign the pledge sign the pledgeTo take an oath to abstain from drinking alcohol forever. My father was a monster to me and my brothers until he signed the pledge in the late '90s. I noticed Janet drinking 7-Up all night. She either signed the pledge, or she's pregnant.See also: pledge, signsign (or take) the pledge make a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol.See also: pledge, signsign/take the ˈpledge (old-fashioned) promise never to drink alcohol: He hasn’t been much fun since he took the pledge.In the nineteenth century there were anti-drinking campaigns, when people were encouraged to sign a promise (= a pledge) never to drink alcohol.See also: pledge, sign, take |