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
Satan	SAY-tən (English)	Theology, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Ekua	-	Western African, Akan
Sipho	-	Southern African, Xhosa
Lord	[lɔ:d]
Judyta	yuw-DI-tah	Polish
Feliks	fye-LEEKS (Russian), fee-LEEKS (Russian), FE-leeks (Polish)	Russian, Slovene, Polish