good as one's word

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as good as one's word

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

word

[word] See: [ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS], [AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD], [BY WORD OF MOUTH], [EAT ONE'S WORDS], [FROM THE WORD "GO"], [GET A WORD IN], [GET THE MESSAGE] […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

word for word

[word for word] {adv. phr.} In exactly the same words. * /Mary copied Sally's composition word for word./ * /Joan repeated the conversation word for word./ * /She learned the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good

[good] See: [AS GOOD AS], [AS GOOD AS ONE GETS], [BUT GOOD], [DO ONE GOOD], [FOR GOOD], [FOR GOOD MEASURE], [GET THE GOODS ON], [HOLD GOOD], [IN GOOD], [IN GOOD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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