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Meaning of make good on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.”
“The result ensured that manager Sam Allardyce made good on his promise to take the Hammers back into the top flight after his team narrowly missed out on automatic promotion at the end of the regular season.”
“He made good on his promise to promote more women to leading roles in the Vatican, but still they remain shut out of priesthood.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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