good as one's word, as



good as one's word, as

Completely trustworthy, dependable, as in The boss said we could leave early on Friday and she was as good as her word. [Second half of 1500s]
See also: good

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maurinemaw-REEN, MAWR-eenEnglish, Irish
Eutropia-Ancient Greek
Ardeshir-Persian
AinoIE-no (Finnish) Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Sophokles-Ancient Greek
Radzimierzrah-JEEM-yeshPolish (Rare)