take to the bank
English
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Verb
take to the bank (third-person singular simple present takes to the bank, present participle taking to the bank, simple past took to the bank, past participle taken to the bank)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To utterly trust, believe, or rely on.
- 2001 June 24, "News from the National League: Davis to retire," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (retrieved 8 March 2017):
- "You can take that to the bank," Davis said. "It's etched in stone."
- 2006 May 1, David Stout, "Anna Nicole Smith Wins Supreme Court Case," New York Times (retrieved 8 March 2017):
- He said that is a promise that Ms. Smith and her lawyers "can take to the bank."
- 2009 Oct. 28, Robert Baer, "Why the CIA Can't Be Picky About Afghan Partners," Time (retrieved 8 March 2017):
- You can take it to the bank that the CIA knows all of this.
- 2001 June 24, "News from the National League: Davis to retire," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (retrieved 8 March 2017):
Usage notes
- The object of this verb is usually placed between take and to the bank.
Translations
to utterly trust, believe, or rely on
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See also
- bank on
- take someone's word for it