- in someone's confidence
- in someone's confidenceTrusted by the person in question with confidential matters• • •Main Entry: ↑confide
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in a position of trust with someone
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in someone's confidence
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get someone's confidence — gain/get someone’s confidence phrase to make someone feel that they can trust you You need to gain the horse’s confidence. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry: confidence … Useful english dictionary
gain someone's confidence — gain/get someone’s confidence phrase to make someone feel that they can trust you You need to gain the horse’s confidence. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry: confidence … Useful english dictionary
in someone's confidence — ► in someone s confidence in a position of trust with someone. Main Entry: ↑confidence … English terms dictionary
shake someone's confidence — shake someone’s belief/confidence/faith/ phrase to make someone doubt something that they were certain was true Nothing could shake Mary’s confidence as an athlete. Thesaurus: to try to show that an idea or belief is wrongsynonym to make… … Useful english dictionary
in someone's confidence — in a position of trust with someone. → confide something to … English new terms dictionary
confidence — ► NOUN 1) the belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something. 2) self assurance arising from an appreciation of one s abilities. 3) the telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust. 4) a secret or private matter told … English terms dictionary
confidence — con|fi|dence W2S2 [ˈkɔnfıdəns US ˈka:n ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling somebody/something is good)¦ 2¦(belief in yourself)¦ 3¦(feeling something is true)¦ 4 gain/win/earn somebody s confidence 5¦(keep information secret)¦ 6 take somebody into your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confidence — con|fi|dence [ kanfıdəns ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the belief that you are able to do things well: give someone confidence: Motherhood gave her confidence. gain/lose confidence: The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities. lack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confidence */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈkɑnfɪdəns] noun Word forms confidence : singular confidence plural confidences 1) [uncountable] the belief that you are able to do things well have confidence: He s a nice boy, but he doesn t have much confidence.… … English dictionary
confidence — noun 1》 the belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something. ↘a positive feeling arising from an appreciation of one s own abilities; self assurance. 2》 the telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust. ↘a… … English new terms dictionary
