TO MEET AT PHILIPPI, verb. phr. (old).—To keep an appointment without fail. [Cf. Julius Cæsar, iv. 3, where the ghost of J. C. so delivers itself to Brutus.]
1782. HANNAH COWLEY, A Bold Stroke for a Husband, i. 1. Car. At seven, you say? Jul. Exactly. Car. I’ll MEET THEE AT PHILIPPI!
