Sekirov Dictionary

take someone at their word

verb2

To take someone's word for it, to believe someone without having the means to check that what they said is true.
To take someone literally even though they may not have been serious; to take someone seriously even though they were joking; to take up a challenge that was initially meant as a joke.

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