take someone's word for it

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take someone's word for it

(idiomatic) To believe what someone claims, especially without checking or verifying for oneself.
I can't really check on that, so I'll have to take your word for it.

Translations

to believe what someone claims

French: croire sur parole (fr)
German: jemanden beim Wort nehmen
Italian: credere sulla parola (it)

Russian: пове́рить на́ слово pf (povéritʹ ná slovo)
Spanish: tomar la palabra

See also

nullius in verba

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