experto credephr.
/ɛkˌspəːtəʊ ˈkriːdi/ Believe one who has experienced or tried; believe me, I know.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > convince someone [phrase] > solicit belief
experto crede1579
take it from me1607
1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 17 Experto crede, I haue seene somewhat, & therefore I thinke I may say the more.
1732 J. Swift Let. 4 May (1965) IV. 14 You may beckon a blackguard boy under a gate, near your visiting place (experto crede) Save eleven pence; and get half a crown's worth of health.
1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch III. v. xlv. 49 Take care—experto crede—take care not to get hampered about money matters.
1906 ‘Q’ Mayor of Troy ix. 124 Sir Felix, whose temper—experto crede—is seldom at its best in the small hours.
a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) viii. 208 The magic lies in the Brush and the Ink…Experto crede.
1937 J. M. Murry Necessity of Pacifism 131 Such a discipline.. I have come to believe is necessary to the spiritual health of such a community as I here envisage. Experto crede.
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