说一不二 (shuō yī bù èr) — to mean what one says, to be a person of one's word, to stand by one's promise
Definition
A chengyu praising someone whose word is absolutely reliable — their promises always hold. Stronger and more literary than the plain '说到做到'.
idiom
to mean what one saysto be a person of one's wordto stand by one's promise
Examples
- 说一不二，。Tā xiàng lái shuō yī bù èr, nǐ wán quán kě yǐ xìn rèn tā.He has always been a man of his word; you can trust him completely.
- 说一不二，。Zhè wèi lǎo bǎn shuō yī bù èr, shuō gěi yuán gōng jiā xīn jiù yí dìng huì jiā.This boss means what he says; if he says he'll give employees a raise, he definitely will.
- ，说一不二，。Wǒ men qiān le hé tong, shuō yī bù èr, bù néng fǎn huǐ.We signed the contract — our word is our bond, we can't back out.
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