be as good as (one's) word



be as good as (one's) word

To be reliable and truthful. Said of one who typically follows through on one's promises. Tom is as good as his word—if he promised to help you move, then he'll be here.
See also: good, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gentius-Albanian
Evgeniyayev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)Bulgarian, Russian
Ketut-Indonesian, Balinese
Reginarə-JEEN-ə (English), rə-GEEN-ə (English), rə-JIEN-ə (English), re-GEE-nah (German, Polish), re-JEE-nah (Italian), RE-gee-naw (Hungarian)English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Norweg
Edelmiro-Spanish
ModestyMAHD-əs-teeEnglish (Rare)