keep 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.

See also: keep, word

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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.

See also: keep, word

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

keep/break your ˈword

do/fail to do what you have promised: Do you think she’ll break her word and tell everyone?

See also: break, keep, word

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