make good on
verb1
Idiomatic To fulfill or honor (a promise, prediction, etc).
- By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times:
- 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.2012 May 19, Paul Fletcher, “Blackpool 1-2 West Ham”, in BBC Sport:
2 more examples
- He made good on his promise to promote more women to leading roles in the Vatican, but still they remain shut out of priesthood.2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian:
- Making good on rampant speculation, Dion is set to perform 10 concerts in Paris […]2026 March 31, Lisa Respers France, “Celine Dion announces her return to the stage”, in edition.cnn.com: