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
Thornton['θɔ:ntən]
GÖKhan-Turkish
Ruggierorood-JYE-roItalian
ArnoldAHR-nəld (English), AHR-nawlt (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
SharynSHER-ən, SHAR-ənEnglish
Jeconiah-Biblical