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
Beste	-	Turkish
Bruce	[bru:s]
Bronislava	brah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian
Christianne	-	English (Rare)
Jayna	JAY-nə	English (Rare)
Muhtar	-	Turkish