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
Modeste-French
Hedvig-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
IrÉNÉEee-re-NEFrench
Carl[ka:l]
Beal[bi:l]
Ditte-Danish