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
Engel	-	German (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Glaukos	-	Greek Mythology
Alvey	['ælvi]
Priska	-	German, Biblical Greek
Anila	-	Indian, Hindi
Wilma	VIL-mah (German, Dutch), WIL-mah (Dutch), WIL-mə (English)	German, Dutch, English