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
Kyriakos	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Rishi	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali
NÖL	NUL	Limburgish
Caelie	KAY-lee	English (Rare)
Jenny	JEN-ee (English)	English, Swedish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Spanish
LechosŁAw	le-KHAW-swahf	Polish