trust to
phrasal verb
trusted to; trusting to; trusts to
1
: to rely on (something one has no control over, such as luck or chance) to get what one wants or needs
All we can do at this point is hope for the best and trust to luck.
2
: to give the responsibility of doing (something) to (someone)
They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were on vacation.
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If the offense cannot be trusted to put the Jets away in the fourth quarter, then when?
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Their gumshoeing is eventually interrupted by Mom, who turns up to take Francis to school, probably because Lee can’t be trusted to get her there by homeroom.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Under normal circumstances, he could be trusted to keep the Ravens afloat.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The goal was to look at 80-plus major journalistic names in television news (along with a few TV-like influencers) to get a sense of America’s media diet now and who people trust to deliver the news.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Their gumshoeing is eventually interrupted by Mom, who turns up to take Francis to school, probably because Lee can’t be trusted to get her there by homeroom.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Under normal circumstances, he could be trusted to keep the Ravens afloat.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The goal was to look at 80-plus major journalistic names in television news (along with a few TV-like influencers) to get a sense of America’s media diet now and who people trust to deliver the news.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Trust to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20to. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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