take as gospel

take (something) as gospel

To believe that something is absolutely true without any hesitation or reservations. When we're growing up, we take what our parents tell us as gospel. That's part of why teenagers are so rebellious, because they're just starting to realize their parents' fallibility. The beloved professor's opinions on the author are taken as gospel by his students.

take as gospel

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.

词组	take as gospel
释义	take as gospel take (something) as gospel To believe that something is absolutely true without any hesitation or reservations. When we're growing up, we take what our parents tell us as gospel. That's part of why teenagers are so rebellious, because they're just starting to realize their parents' fallibility. The beloved professor's opinions on the author are taken as gospel by his students. See also: gospel, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. take as gospel 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. See also: gospel, take The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: take (something) as (the) gospel truth take (something) as gospel take (something) for (the) gospel truth take (something) for gospel take something as gospel take something as/for gospel/gospel truth accept (something) as gospel accepted gospel make certain of (something)
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