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
Jeronim-Croatian
Renatere-NAH-tə (German), rə-NAH-tə (Dutch)German, Dutch, Norwegian
Anne (1)AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
Erna (1)ER-nah (German, Swedish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
KipKIPEnglish
Aristocles-Ancient Greek (Latinized)