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
Marfa-Russian
NoÊMia-Portuguese
Eddy['edi]
Lynne[lin]
Glendower-Welsh
FraserFRAY-zər, FRAY-zhərScottish, English (Rare)