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 # is bound to his oath
 
-"is tied to his oath." Being required to do what one has said he would do in an oath is spoken of as if he is tied to the oath. AT: "must do what he promised to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+"is tied to his oath." The phrase "bound to his oath" is a metaphor for being required to do what one has said he would do in an oath. AT: "must do what he promised to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?