make good (on) a promise

make good (on) a promise
make good (on) a promise/threat/debt/etc phrase
to do or pay what you have said you would

The rebels made good on their promise to release the 370 hostages.

Thesaurus: to keep a promisesynonym to pay, or to not pay money you owehyponym to make a promisesynonym
Main entry: good

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  • make good (on) a threat — make good (on) a promise/threat/debt/etc phrase to do or pay what you have said you would The rebels made good on their promise to release the 370 hostages. Thesaurus: to keep a promisesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • make good (on) a debt — make good (on) a promise/threat/debt/etc phrase to do or pay what you have said you would The rebels made good on their promise to release the 370 hostages. Thesaurus: to keep a promisesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • make good on something — make good on (something) American & Australian, informal to give back money that you owe someone, or to keep a promise to do something. I want to make good on that loan I got from Joan. Tom made good on his promise to paint the living room …   New idioms dictionary

  • make good on — (something) American & Australian, informal to give back money that you owe someone, or to keep a promise to do something. I want to make good on that loan I got from Joan. Tom made good on his promise to paint the living room …   New idioms dictionary

  • make good — ► make good 1) compensate for (loss, damage, or expense). 2) fulfil (a promise or claim). 3) be successful. Main Entry: ↑good …   English terms dictionary

  • make good — verb act as promised (Freq. 1) make good on promises • Hypernyms: ↑observe, ↑keep • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * phrasal : to make valid or complete …   Useful english dictionary

  • make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ good — v. phr. 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise. Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake. John s mother promised to take him …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make good — 1) if I don t get away from my family, I ll never make good Syn: succeed, be successful, be a success, do well, get ahead, reach the top; prosper, flourish, thrive; informal make it, make the grade, make a name for oneself, make one s mark, get… …   Thesaurus of popular words

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