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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JonahJO-nə (English)English, Biblical
LuciusLOO:-ki-uws (Ancient Roman), LOO-shəs (English), LOO-see-əs (English)Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
Charlene[ʃa:'li:n]
Ksenija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
CaelieKAY-leeEnglish (Rare)
Lawler['lɔ:lə]