trusted someone as far as one could throw them

A form of trust someone as far as one could throw them — To trust somebody at all; to have any trust in a person whatsoever.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of trust someone as far as one could throw them
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APA

trusted someone as far as one could throw them. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trusted%20someone%20as%20far%20as%20one%20could%20throw%20them

MLA

“trusted someone as far as one could throw them.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trusted%20someone%20as%20far%20as%20one%20could%20throw%20them. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trusted someone as far as one could throw them,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trusted%20someone%20as%20far%20as%20one%20could%20throw%20them.

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