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take to the bank

idiom

To utterly trust, believe, or rely on.


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  1. 01

    bank night

    An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.

  2. 02

    break the bank

    To exhaust one's financial resources.

  3. 03

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  4. 04

    cry all the way to the bank

    To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

  5. 05

    forget to take one's medication this morning

    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  6. 06

    give and take

    A process of compromise or accommodation.

  7. 07

    give someone an inch and someone will take a mile

    Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

  8. 08

    I take it

    Used to express one's understanding of another's position.

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