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
Vespasien	-	French
Rustam	-	Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Tajik
Hanke	HAHN-kə	Dutch
Mat	MAT	English
Benj	BENJ	English
Lug	-	Irish Mythology