good as one's word

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

good as one's word (not comparable)

1. (simile) Faithful to a promise one has made.

   He said he'd pay me back this week, and he was as good as his word.

   Synonym: true to one's word

Translations

faithful to a promise

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重然諾／重然诺 (zhòngránnuò)

• Finnish: sanansa mittainen
• French: de parole
• Icelandic: standa við orð sín, láta ekki sitja við orðin tóm
• Russian: сдержа́ть сло́во pf (sderžátʹ slóvo)

See also

• of one's word