man of his word

1. A man who keeps promises, who can be trusted, as in You can count on Rudy—he's a man of his word. This expression, which uses word in the sense of “a promise or undertaking,” was first recorded in 1542.

Example Sentences

"I just cracked up laughing of course, because that's what any woman would want to hear, but it's our life, so it's pretty wonderful. He was a man of his word."

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Ukraine, he suggested, was "a false country", Russia had been provoked and Putin was a man of his word who could be trusted.

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He’s a man of his word and precise in his actions, usually the smartest guy in the room and always the quietest.

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Carter — who died Sunday at the age of 100 — was, as always, a man of his word.

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“I believe he's a man of his word,” Evans told the BBC.

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