单词 | keep one's word |
释义 | keep one's wordHonor 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. Words nearby keep one's wordkeep one's own counsel, keep one's powder dry, keep one's shirt on, keep one's temper, keep one's wits about one, keep one's word, keep out, keep pace, keep posted, keep quiet, keepsake The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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