keep (one's) word
keep (one's) word
To do as one has promised. Tom always keeps his word, so if he promised to help you move, then he'll be here.
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keep one's word
to uphold one's promise; to do as one says. (The opposite of break one's word.) I told her I'd be there to pick her up, and I intend to keep my word. Keeping one's word is necessary in the legal profession.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
keep one's word
Honor one's promises, as in You can count on Richard; he'll keep his word. This expression employs word in the sense of "a promise," a usage dating from the late 1500s. For an antonym, see go back on.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
keep/break your ˈword
do/fail to do what you have promised: Do you think she’ll break her word and tell everyone?Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017