VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

true to your word
keeping a sincere promise:
E.g.: True to his word, he paid back the money he borrowed from us.

volunteer (v)to offer to do something that you do not have to do, often without having been asked to do it and/or without expecting payment:
E.g.: During the emergency many staff volunteered to work through the weekend.
E.g.: He volunteered for the army (= he joined even though he did not have to).
E.g.: I volunteered myself for the position of Health and Safety Representative.

come of age
to reach the age when you are legally recognized as an adult
If something has come of age, it has reached its full successful development.
My parents came of age during the 1960s.

time is money
used to say that if you waste time you are also losing money:
For the oil industry time is money, and in most cases it’s cheaper to pay compensation and move to another site than wait for a board hearing.