254Japanese idiom 四字熟語
首尾一貫
しゅびいっかんShubi ikkan
“One single thread, from head to tail.”
The meaning
That the beginning, middle and end say the same thing: coherence is what makes a word credible and a work solid.
At the origin
The four-character idiom of consistency in conduct.
The characters
In practice
Reread this month's commitments: which does your conduct contradict?