take someone's word for it
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take someone's word for it (third-person singular simple present takes someone's word for it, present participle taking someone's word for it, simple past took someone's word for it, past participle taken 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.
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to believe what someone claims
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