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
OrmondAWR-məndEnglish (Rare)
CallumKAL-umScottish
Dianadie-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Charleenshahr-LEEN, chahr-LEENEnglish
TancredTANG-krid (English)Old Norman
Ingvar-Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish