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keep one's word
keep one's word
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
.
See also:
keep
,
word
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Jonah
JO-nə
(English)
English, Biblical
Lucius
LOO:-ki-uws
(Ancient Roman)
, LOO-shəs
(English)
, LOO-see-əs
(English)
Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
Charlene
[ʃa:'li:n]
Ksenija
-
Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
Caelie
KAY-lee
English (Rare)
Lawler
['lɔ:lə]
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