one's word is bond



one's word is one's bond

Fig. one's statement of agreement is as sound as a posting of a performance bond. Of course, you can trust anything I agree to verbally. My word is my bond. There's no need to get it in writing.
See also: bond, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thecla-Dutch (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Eveline['i:vlin]
Yoshikoyo-shee-ko, yosh-koJapanese
Muhamad-Indonesian, Malay
Soslan-Ossetian
Uffe-Danish