Name: 【Ecom Englisch】 Englisch Lernen leicht gemacht 13/100: Keep your word
Uploaded: 2014-07-17T01:30:39.000Z
Duration: 2 min 51 s
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Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100   commonly used idioms by native English speakers.

All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,

but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.

Well, let's picture someone says a word and you take the word   and put it back in your mouth and close your mouth.

Let's listen to 2 examples and think about what this idiom might mean.

If I tell you a secret can you   keep your word not to tell anyone?

Okay, so he's going to tell her a secret and she's   going to keep her word not to tell anyone, okay?

I wouldn’t count on Jim to keep his word,   you know he's really bad at it, right?

That’s true, I guess I will not tell him after all.

Okay, so in this situation, Jim is bad at keeping his word,   means he'll tell many people about a secret or something.

Okay, so 'keep your word', in this case 'word'   means a promise, so keep your promise.

Or you can ask someone if they can keep   their word not to tell a secret

and if they say, 'Yes, I'll keep my word,' then maybe   you can tell them the secret, they'll be quiet.

Okay, so let's try using 'keep your word' next time you want someone to keep a promise.

Alright, that's all for today, see you next time!

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