man of his word



man of his word

A man who keeps promises, who can be trusted, as in You can count on Rudy-he's a man of his word. This expression, which uses word in the sense of "a promise or undertaking," was first recorded in 1542.
See also: man, of, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Armstrong['a:mstrɔŋ]
AmandAH-mahntGerman
Lior-Hebrew
OlivÉRO-lee-vayrHungarian
Tzillah-Biblical Hebrew
Firuza-Azerbaijani, Tajik, Uzbek