单词 | take as gospel |
释义 | take as gospelSEE SYNONYMS FOR take as gospel ON THESAURUS.COM Also, take for gospel. Believe absolutely, regard as true, as in We took every word of his as gospel, but in fact he was often mistaken. This idiom, first recorded in 1496, uses gospel in the sense of the absolute truth. Also see gospel truth. Words nearby take as gospeltake apart, take a picture, take a poke at, take a powder, take a rain check, take as gospel, take a shellacking, take a shine to, take aside, take a spill, take a stand The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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