10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE SOMEONE'S WORD FOR IT»
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take someone's word for it in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
take someone's word for it and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... now rather dated, is an Englishman's word is his bond. take someone at their
word interpret a person's words literally or exactly, especially by believing them
or doing as they suggest. take someone's word (for it) believe what someone
says ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
take (someone's) word for it to assume that what someone says is correct (without
checking): /'// have to take his word for it that the train leaves at I0 o 'clock — /
haven 't got a timetable; You 'II have to take the child's word for it that he did the ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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The Chambers Dictionary
... does not intend to, use; take someone at his (or her) word to take someone's
offer, etc literally; take someone's word for it to accept what someone says as true
, when one has no means of knowing personally; take the words out of
someone's ...
take (someone's) word for it to assume that what someone says is correct (without
checking): /'// have to take his word for it that the train leaves at IO o 'clock — /
haven 't got a timetable; You 'll have to take the child's word for it that he did the ...
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
Now senators who took him at his word must feel betrayed. take someone's word
- (also: take someone's word for it) believe a person even though there is no
proof that what he says is true: I don't expect any of you to take my word blindly.
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English idioms
for Spanish speakers
Tomo en serio lo que dije. to take someone's word for it — creerle, He wouldn't
take my word for it. No quiso creerme. word for word — palabra por palabra. He
recited it to me word for word. Me lo recito palabra por palabra. work — el trabajo
...
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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Gabay's Copywriters' Compendium- Revised Edition in Paperback
... paint a thousand words In other words Mum's the word My word! Not another
word Not in so many words One more word out of.... Put words into one's mouth
Someone's word is law Take someone at their word Take someone's word for it.
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Gabay's Copywriters' Compendium
... paint a thousand words In other words Mum's the word My word! Not another
word Not in so many words One more word out of.... Put words into one's mouth
Someone's word is law Take someone at their word Take someone's word for it.
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Gabay's Copywriters' Compendium: The Definitive Professional ...
... paint a thousand words In other words Mum's the word My word! Not another
word Not in so many words One more word out of.... Put words into one's mouth
Someone's word is law Take someone at their word Take someone's word for it.
