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
ValentÍNa-Slovak
Alishaə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish
Janelejə-NELEnglish (Rare)
Hinrik-Icelandic
Archelausahr-kee-LAY-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
AdeleAH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish)German, English, Italian, Finnish