take someone's word for

1. see take someone at his or her word.

Example Sentences

But never take someone’s word for it.

From Washington Post

We tried to never take someone’s word for something, check their data and check it again.

From Salon

“You have to train 10 different contractors remotely, set up administrative work with 10 different companies. It’s much easier to have all the resources and people set up in one location, because then you can go visit them, and you can see for yourself how the company functions instead of having to take someone’s word for it.”

From Forbes

I have no such pretensions, but I also don’t want to watch technological evolution while imprisoned in a cave, forced to take someone’s word for how it’s made and how it’s used.

From Forbes

"We definitely don't take someone's word for it," Williams said.

From Washington Post