I know the “lick and a promise” sense as “cat’s lick and a promise” – maybe a convergence between lick meaning a small amount and the fact that cats actually clean themselves by licking?
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Stephen Burke:
April 11th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
I know the “lick and a promise” sense as “cat’s lick and a promise” – maybe a convergence between lick meaning a small amount and the fact that cats actually clean themselves by licking?