break one's word



break one's word

Violate or fail to observe a promise or contract one has made. For example, You can trust him implicitly; I've never known him to break his word. [c. a.d. 1000]
See also: break, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kalin-Bulgarian
Tsvetan-Bulgarian
Iohanna-Biblical Latin
Manu (2)MAH-noo (Finnish)French, Spanish, German, Finnish
Bibianabee-BYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Alene-English