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
Santuzza	-	Italian
Balmforth	['ba:mfəθ]
Dazbog	-	Slavic Mythology
Karin	KAH-rin (Swedish, German, Dutch), KAH-reen (Finnish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, English
Raniero	rah-NYE-ro	Italian
Kanti	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali