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
CoŞKun-Turkish
VĚNceslav-Czech (Rare)
Nkemdilim-Western African, Igbo
Margrete-Norwegian
Kato-Eastern African, Ganda
Alanbrooke['a:ləmbruk]