Idiom
word is bond
Meaning
indicates that the speaker purports that they have told the truth or is trustworthy.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You can trust me, my word is bond.”
“He promised to pay me back by Friday, and he told me his word is bond.”
“Despite the immense pressure to betray his associates, he refused to break his promise, insisting that his word is bond.”
Examples
simple
“You can trust me, my word is bond.”
contextual
“He promised to pay me back by Friday, and he told me his word is bond.”
complex
“Despite the immense pressure to betray his associates, he refused to break his promise, insisting that his word is bond.”
Origin
Shortening of my word is my bond, popularized by its use among the 5 percenter movement and hip-hop music.
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