# make good on

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/make-good-on
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To fulfill or honor (a promise, prediction etc).

## Examples

- He promised to pay me back, and he made good on that.
- The company promised a refund for the faulty product, and they finally made good on their word today.
- After years of empty political rhetoric, the senator finally made good on his campaign pledge to reform the local education system.

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