make good (on) a debt

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

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