"good as one's word" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-good as one's word.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} good as one's word (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Faithful to a promise one has made. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: true to one's word Related terms: of one's word Translations (faithful to a promise): 重然諾 (Chinese Mandarin), 重然诺 (zhòngránnuò) (Chinese Mandarin), sanansa mittainen (Finnish), de parole (French), standa við orð sín (Icelandic), láta ekki sitja við orðin tóm (Icelandic), сдержа́ть сло́во (sderžátʹ slóvo) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-good_as_one's_word-en-adj-bfsv6B5L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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      "word": "láta ekki sitja við orðin tóm"
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