be faithful to your word
fulfil a promise you have made
make good on something you have agreed
to give ground for expectation
How on earth can I marry him when he can’t keep his promises?
The government kept its promise to the people and the taxes were reduced.
Her boss cannot keep the promise he made about a pay rise.
His mother kept her promise, and they went to the zoo at the weekend.
You may find it difficult to keep your promise while working abroad.
If you keep your promises, it will create an image that you are truthful and believable.
She has not betrayed him — she kept her promise.
“Because he kept his promise, I am going to keep mine.”
My dad promised to buy me a new bicycle. He kept his promise.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.