on faith, take it



on faith, take it

Trust, accept without proof, as in I have no firm evidence that Bob's responsible for the errors-you'll just have to take it on faith . This idiom employs faith in the sense of "belief or confidence in something," a usage dating from about 1300.
See also: on, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mariazinha-Portuguese
ZaviaZAY-vee-ə, ZAYV-yəEnglish (Rare)
CandyceKAN-disEnglish
LowellLO-əlEnglish
Michelyne-English (Rare)
Llyr-Welsh Mythology