take to the bank

verb

To utterly trust, believe, or rely on.

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Meanings

verbtake to the bank (third-person singular simple present takes to the bank, present participle taking to the bank, simple past took to the bank, past participle taken to the bank)

present singular third person takes to the bank · participle present taking to the bank · past took to the bank · participle past taken to the bank

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo utterly trust, believe, or rely on.

    You can take it to the bank that the CIA knows all of this.

    2009 October 28, Robert Baer, “Why the CIA Can't Be Picky About Afghan Partners”, in Time, retrieved 08 Mar 2017
    2 more examples

    "You can take that to the bank," Davis said. "It's etched in stone."

    2001 June 24, “News from the National League: Davis to retire”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 08 Mar 2017

    He said that is a promise that Ms. Smith and her lawyers "can take to the bank."

    2006 May 1, David Stout, “Anna Nicole Smith Wins Supreme Court Case”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Mar 2017

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
a pound to a pennybet a dollar to a doughnuttake on trust

Translations

German drauf wetten (können), Gift drauf nehmen (können)
  • drauf wetten (können)to utterly trust, believe, or rely on
  • Gift drauf nehmen (können)to utterly trust, believe, or rely on
Norwegian Bokmål stole på, vedde på
  • stole påto utterly trust, believe, or rely on
  • vedde påto utterly trust, believe, or rely on
Polish mieć jak w banku
  • mieć jak w bankuto utterly trust, believe, or rely on
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APA

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Chicago

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