take (something) on trust

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phrase

: to believe in the truth of (something) without proof

I don't know anything about cars so I took the mechanic's recommendation on trust.

take something on trust

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idiom

: to believe that something one has been told is true or correct even though one does not have proof of it

I don't know anything about cars so I had to take the mechanic's recommendations on trust.