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Christina Quynh
2021-03-26 06:03
Take (one's) word Verb + object/complement
If you take someone’s word, that means you trust what they are saying.
John’s wife took his word when he promised her that he would change and now it is a big mistake.
The maid: “Please forgive me! That’s not my fault. I never steal your money. I swear.” The lady: "I can't take your word."
To decide to believe someone‘s saying although they may not tell the truth
1. If you hang your hat on something, you depend or reply on it.
2. If you hang your hat on something, you believe or trust it.
If you take something as gospel, you definitely believe it without without any hesitation.
To have a strong belief that something is good, right or important
The verb “take” should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you fall for someone's trick the first time then they are at fault.
Are you going to mess with me again? Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
