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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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（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(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
It's a mistake to take someone at their word when you don't know them well.
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It's a mistake to take someone at their word when you don't know them well.
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