engrave something (up)on something
- engrave something (up)on something
engrave something (up)on something
1. Lit. to cut letters or a design into the surface of something; to
engrave something
on(to) something. •
Todd engraved his initials into the bark of the tree.
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Their names were engraved onto each of their wedding rings.
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He asked them to engrave his initials upon the back of his watch.
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He engraved his name on the desktop.
2. Fig. to imprint something firmly on someone's mind. •
I engraved the combination to the safe upon my brain.
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The teacher engraved the definition of a noun into my memory.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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