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take as gospel

Idioms  

  1. Also, take for gospel. Believe absolutely, regard as true, as in We took every word of his as gospel, but in fact he was often mistaken. This idiom, first recorded in 1496, uses gospel in the sense of the absolute truth. Also see gospel truth.

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“What they show makes sense to me — that the frequency and intensity of these events is increasing — even if I wouldn’t take as gospel the exact numbers,” Bond said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

So what I tell you you can take as gospel, for it is knowledge that was not learned in a day.'

From Prester John by Buchan, John

Learn to think for yourself, and not take as gospel all that you read in your favourite paper. 

From Boys their Work and Influence by Anonymous

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