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
Honoka	ho-no-kah	Japanese
Arnason	['a:nəsn]
Colton	['kəultən]
Laird	-	English (Rare)
Bernard	bər-NAHRD (English), BUR-nərd (English), ber-NAHR (French), BER-nahrt (Polish, Croatian)	English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Delicia	də-LISH-ə	English (Rare)