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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jeffli" data-source="post: 11891697" data-attributes="member: 382922"><p><strong>I took him at his word.</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-1008-3119-0825_An_African_American_Teen_Talking_to_a_Caucasian_Teen_clipart_image.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'">Both "take somebody at their word" and "take somebody's word for it" have the same meaning.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>take somebody at their word</strong></span> = to decide to believe exactly what someone tells you, even if it does not seem likely to be true. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>take somebody's word for it </strong></span>= to believe that something is true because someone tells you it is, without making sure that it really is true. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'">Examples:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'">1. When he said he'd give me a job, I took him at his word and turned up the next day at his office.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'"><img src="http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-0701-3113-5567_Two_Businessmen_Talking_clipart_image.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'">2. If you say you've checked the money I'll take your word for it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'">3. Don't just take her word for it. Go and see for yourself.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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