The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word.
We knew she was always good as her word, so we trusted her.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
good as one's word — See: AS GOOD AS ONE S WORD … Dictionary of American idioms
good as one's word — See: AS GOOD AS ONE S WORD … Dictionary of American idioms
be as good as one's word — To fulfil one s promise • • • Main Entry: ↑good be as good as one s word To keep one s promise • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * do what one has promised to do … Useful english dictionary
as\ good\ as\ one's\ word — • as good as one s word • good as one s word adj. phr. trustworthy; sure to keep your promise. The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word. We knew she was always good as her word, so we trusted… … Словарь американских идиом
as good as one's word — or[good as one s word] {adj. phr.} Trustworthy; sure to keep your promise. * /The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word./ * /We knew she was always good as her word, so we trusted her./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as good as one's word — or[good as one s word] {adj. phr.} Trustworthy; sure to keep your promise. * /The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word./ * /We knew she was always good as her word, so we trusted her./ … Dictionary of American idioms
As good as one's word — as as ([a^]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal sw[=a], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.] 1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
be as good as one's word — ► be as good as one s word do what one has promised. Main Entry: ↑word … English terms dictionary
be as good as one's word — idi be as good as one s word, to do what one has promised … From formal English to slang
as good as one's word — keep one s promises, keep one s word … English contemporary dictionary
