keep one's word

Honor one's promises, as in You can count on Richard; he'll keep his word. This expression employs word in the sense of "a promise," a usage dating from the late 1500s. For an antonym, see go back on.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gil (2)	GIL	English
Viola	vie-O-lə (English), vee-O-lə (English), VIE-ə-lə (English), VYO-lah (Italian)	English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Sabinus	-	Ancient Roman
LÍA	LEE-a	Galician
SynnØVe	-	Norwegian
Leyla	-	Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, English (Modern)