释义 |
someone's word is their bond (one's) word is (one's) bondOne always keeps one's promises. I promise that I'll be there in time with the money for the deposit: my word is my bond.See also: bond, wordsomeone's word is their bond someone keeps their promises. A variant of this expression, now rather dated, is an Englishman's word is his bond .See also: bond, word |