- take my word for it
- used for emphasizing that what you are saying is completely true
Take my word for it, she still loves you!
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take my word for it
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take my word for it — phrase used for emphasizing that what you are saying is completely true Take my word for it, she still loves you! Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is true or exactsynonym Main entry: word … Useful english dictionary
take your word for it — believe what you say, not ask for proof, the benefit of the doubt You say you are eighteen. Since you don t have your ID card, we ll have to take your word for it … English idioms
take someone's word for it — take (someone s) word for it to believe someone. If she says she s sick, you have to take her word for it. I took him at his word when he said he could translate Russian … New idioms dictionary
take word for it — take (someone s) word for it to believe someone. If she says she s sick, you have to take her word for it. I took him at his word when he said he could translate Russian … New idioms dictionary
take somebody's word for it — verb To believe what somebody tells one. I cant really check on that, so Ill have to take your word for it … Wiktionary
Word for word — Word Word, n. [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord, G. wort, Icel. or[eth], Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. wa[ u]rd, OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or perhaps to Gr. rh twr an orator. Cf. {Verb}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take someone's word (for it) — believe what someone says or writes without checking for oneself. → word … English new terms dictionary
take someone's word for it — ► take someone s word (for it) believe what someone says or writ es without checking for oneself. Main Entry: ↑word … English terms dictionary
take someone's word for it — To accept what someone says as true, when one has no means of knowing personally • • • Main Entry: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
did not take his word for it — doubted what he said, did not believe what he told him … English contemporary dictionary
