keep one's word

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

"It is often said to be a heathen virtue to keep one's word," said Janetta, with a half smile.

From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

"Moreover," he added, "I have read that one must always keep one's word to a child."

From Opening a Chestnut Burr by Roe, Edward Payson

Still, she had promised, and one should keep one’s word unless the keeping becomes impossible.

From The Late Tenant by Tracy, Louis

And then one has to keep one's word of honour.

From Man and Maid by Glyn, Elinor

Show me a land where it is a crime to keep one's word, to be merciful, benevolent, magnanimous, where the upright man is despised and the faithless honored!

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard