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Hello, Im not english and Im struggeling with this a bit.
I want to know if 'gaining trust in someone' is a prhase. like, can you say that? Normally it's more like 'you gained a person's trust' but I dont know if I can say it the other way around. If it's makes sense and is correct.
I wanted to write 'Jimmy gains the trust in Tim for protecting his little sister' Or maybe 'of Tim'? Or is it wrong in genral?
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To me, "X gains trust in Y" (X and Y are people) seems to logically mean that X begins to trust Y, but the pattern feels unusual or confusing, and I don't recommend that you use it. g. "gain trust in the system").
- To me, "X gains trust in Y" (X and Y are people) seems to logically mean that X begins to trust Y, but the pattern feels unusual or confusing, and I don't recommend that you use it.
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- "gain trust in the system").
- "gain the trust in" seems wrong.
- "X gains the trust of Y" and "X gains Y's trust" both mean that Y begins to trust X.
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To me, "X gains trust in Y" (X and Y are people) seems to logically mean that X begins to trust Y, but the pattern feels unusual or confusing, and I don't recommend that you use it. The pattern may work better if Y is not a person (e.g. "gain trust in the system"). "gain the trust in" seems wrong.
"X gains the trust of Y" and "X gains Y's trust" both mean that Y begins to trust X.
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