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
Pantaleonepahn-tah-le-ON-eItalian
Efstathios-Greek
Doriano-Italian
Oinone-Greek Mythology
Mafaldamah-FAHL-dah (Italian), mə-FAL-də (Portuguese)Italian, Portuguese
Jaak-Estonian, Flemish