take one at one's word

take one at one's word
take one at one's word
to believe what someone says and act accordingly. •

She told me to go jump in the lake, and I took her at her word.

You shouldn't take her at her word. She frequently says things she doesn't really mean.

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{v. phr.} To naively lend credence to what one tells one. * /It's a bad idea to take street vendors at their word in large, crowded cities./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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