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man of his word
Idioms and Phrases
A man who keeps promises, who can be trusted, as in You can count on Rudy—he's a man of his word . This expression, which uses word in the sense of “a promise or undertaking,†was first recorded in 1542.Example Sentences
Ukraine, he suggested, was "a false country", Russia had been provoked and Putin was a man of his word who could be trusted.
He’s a man of his word and precise in his actions, usually the smartest guy in the room and always the quietest.
Carter — who died Sunday at the age of 100 — was, as always, a man of his word.
“I believe he's a man of his word,†Evans told the BBC.
Of course, he's not exactly a man of his word so I wouldn't take that to the bank.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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