good as one's word

English

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Adjective

good as one's word (not comparable)

(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

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