trust someone (to do something)

trust someone (to do something)
trust someone (to do something) spoken phrase
used for saying that someone has done something that you think is typical of them, especially something that annoys you

Trust Tim to forget about our meeting!

‘Pete left the kitchen in a real mess.’ ‘Trust him!’

Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym
Main entry: trust

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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