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
Aemilianus-Ancient Roman
Lihi-Hebrew
Dobroslav-Croatian, Serbian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
MeridethMER-ə-dithEnglish (Rare)
Husayn-Arabic
Ridwana-Arabic