keep your word
Follow through reliably
To keep your word is to do what you said you would do—to fulfill a promise or commitment.
The phrase emphasizes personal honor and reliability: She kept her word and returned the money.
Someone who keeps their word can be trusted; someone who doesn't is unreliable or dishonest.
The opposite is to break your word.
- promiseCommitment to act
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- oathFormal binding promise
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- blood oathVow sealed by bloodshed
trust · good faith · commitment · pledge · faithful · loyal · integrity · reliable · dependable · handshake · shake on it · pinky promise · sworn · bond · truthful · honest · contract · duty
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