дать подписку

• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПОДПИСКУ coll

[VP; subj: human; often foll. by infin or a что-clause; often neg]

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⇒ to promise sth. firmly, commit o.s. to do sth.:

- X подписки не давал{{}}≈ X didn't solemnly swear (to do sth.);

- X didn't sign a declaration promising (to do sth.);

- X didn't sign any paper saying (that he would do sth.).

     ♦ При рождении я не давал подписки одобрять всё то, что они натворили (Зиновьев 1). I didn't sign a declaration the day I was bom promising to approve of everything they do (1a).