take one at word

take one at one's word

to believe what someone says and act accordingly. She told me to go jump in the lake, and I took her at her word. You shouldn't take her at her word. She frequently says things she doesn't really mean.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bindy	BIN-dee	English
Maytal	-	Hebrew
Natille	-	English (Rare)
Vijay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi
Vugar	-	Azerbaijani
Ylva	-	Swedish, Norwegian