trust someone as far as one could throw them

verb

To trust somebody at all; to have any trust in a person whatsoever.

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Meanings

verbtrust someone as far as one could throw them (third-person singular simple present trusts someone as far as one could throw them, present participle trusting someone as far as one could throw them, simple past and past participle trusted someone as far as one could throw them)

present singular third person trusts someone as far as one could throw them · participle present trusting someone as far as one could throw them · participle past trusted someone as far as one could throw them · past trusted someone as far as one could throw them

  1. To trust somebody at all; to have any trust in a person whatsoever.

    My entire body tensed as Agent Phillips approached her. I didn't trust the bastard as far as I could throw him.

    2015, Rochelle Paige, Identity Crisis

    Synonyms: trust someone across the street, trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail, trust someone as far as one can spit, trust someone as far as one could spit

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo trust somebody at all; to have any trust in a person whatsoever.

Similar
trust someone across the streettrust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tailtrust someone as far as one can spittrust someone as far as one could spit
Also see
trust someone across the streettrust someone as far as one can spittrust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tailtrust someone as far as one could spit
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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