keep one's word — {v. phr.} To do what one has promised; fulfill one s promise. * /Paul kept his word and paid me the $250 that he owed me right on time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's word — {v. phr.} To do what one has promised; fulfill one s promise. * /Paul kept his word and paid me the $250 that he owed me right on time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's word — To fulfil one s promise • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * do what one has promised … Useful english dictionary
keep one's word — index perform (adhere to) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep one's word — keep a promise, do what one promised … English contemporary dictionary
keep one's word — fulfill one s promise She never keeps her word so I don t believe that she will come to the party … Idioms and examples
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
To keep one's hand in — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep one's mouth shut — verb refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information Don t tell him any secrets he cannot keep his mouth shut! • Syn: ↑keep quiet, ↑shut one s mouth • Ant: ↑talk (for: ↑keep quiet) … Useful english dictionary