keep one's word
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keep one's word
verb keeps one's word · keeping one's word · kept one's word
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Do what one has said one will do.
Similar: stay true to one's word, be as good as one's word, deliver the goods · Opposite: break one's word
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verb do what one has said one will do
| Português | manter a palavra, manter sua palavra |
|---|---|
| Français | tenir parole |
| Deutsch | Wort halten |
| Italiano | mantenere la parola data |
| Русский | сдержа́ть сло́во sderžátʹ slóvo |
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