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
Aloys-Medieval Occitan
Michele (2)mi-SHELEnglish
Niviarsiaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Sigiheri-Ancient Germanic
CastorKAS-tər (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
FransFRAHNS (Dutch, Finnish)Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish