to take sb's word (for it)
1take 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 …
2take someone's word (for it) — believe what someone says or writes without checking for oneself. → word …
3take 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 …
4take someone's word for it — To accept what someone says as true, when one has no means of knowing personally • • • Main Entry: ↑word …
5take 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 …
6take 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 …
7take someone's word — ► take someone s word (for it) believe what someone says or writ es without checking for oneself. Main Entry: ↑word …
8take someone's word — (for it) believe what someone says or writes without checking for oneself …
9take someone's word for it — believe, accept what someone says without doubting them …
10Word 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… …
