Last Updated：2025/12/05
(transitive) To take someone literally even though they may not have been serious; to take someone seriously even though they were joking; to take up a challenge that was initially meant as a joke.
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take someone at their word
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Source Word
take someone at their word
Verb
transitive
Japanese Meaning
相手の発言をそのままの意味で受け取り、冗談や軽い言葉でも真剣だと捉えること / 冗談を言っていたとしても、言葉どおりに、それを本気と信じること
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