take to the bank

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === take to the bank (third-person singular simple present takes to the bank, present participle taking to the bank, simple past took to the bank, past participle taken to the bank) (transitive, idiomatic) To utterly trust, believe, or rely on. ==== Usage notes ==== The object of this verb is usually placed between take and to the bank. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bank on take someone's word for it