trust someone (to do something)
- trust someone (to do something)
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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 behaviour
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Useful english dictionary.
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trust someone/thing to — commit someone or something to the safe keeping of. → trust … English new terms dictionary
I wouldn't trust (someone) as far as I could throw (them). — I wouldn t trust (someone) as far as I could throw (them). informal something that you say which means that you do not trust someone at all. I ll admit John is very charming, but I wouldn t trust him as far as I could throw him … New idioms dictionary
trust — trust1 [ trʌst ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable: Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their parents. trust in: public trust in police officers… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trust */*/*/ — I UK [trʌst] / US noun Word forms trust : singular trust plural trusts 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their… … English dictionary
trust — [[t]trʌ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ trusts, trusting, trusted 1) VERB If you trust someone, you believe that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything to harm you. [V n] I trust you completely, he said... [V n] He did argue in a general… … English dictionary
trust — n 1 a: a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another s property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b: an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also… … Law dictionary
trust in — ˈtrust in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trust in he/she/it trusts in present participle trusting in past tense trusted in past p … Useful english dictionary
trust to — ˈtrust to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trust to he/she/it trusts to present participle trusting to past tense trusted to past p … Useful english dictionary
trust with — [phrasal verb] trust (someone) with (something) : to allow (someone) to have or use (something valuable) They trusted their son with the family car. I trusted the reporter with my story … Useful english dictionary
trust — trust1 W2S1 [trʌst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(belief)¦ 2¦(organization)¦ 3¦(financial arrangement)¦ 4 take something on trust 5 position of trust 6¦(companies)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: traust confidence, trust ] … Dictionary of contemporary English