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
Oluwaseyi-Western African, Yoruba
PÁLaPOW-lahIcelandic
Bistra-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Hikmat-Arabic
Rebecka-Swedish
Latanya-African American