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单词 take someone at their word
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take someone at their word

Interpret a person’s words literally, especially by believing them or doing as they suggest: I take him at his word, for I cannot go to see for myself...
  • I also believe that we would do well to take them at their word.
  • I'm only sorry that we didn't go public at the time… we took them at their word, but nothing has been done and four more years have passed.
  • When clubs begged us two years ago to do whatever was needed to get fixtures played in one calendar year we took them at their word.
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