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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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what do these phrases mean? ''take my words''...

1font00What do the following phrases mean, 01i00take my words02i00; 01i00give you my words02i00; 01i00man of one's words02i00?02font00 01font00 02font01font00I tried to guess their meanings and have written down some sentences. Please check these sentences.02font02br
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01b01font00take my words02font02b00 as in 01i00you take my words if you don't do that then you will be fired02i00.02br
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01b01font00give you my words02font02b00 as in 01i00I give you my words I will return your money tomorrow in any case02i00.02br
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01b01font00man of one's words02font02b00 as in 01i00I'm man of my words, therefore I can never deceive you.02i0-
  

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0I am not a native speaker, but my understanding is...02br
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01b01font00take my words02font02b00 as in 01i00you take my words if you don't do that then you will be fired02i00.02br
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00--> That mean, "Believe me!"02br
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0All should be singular 'word', meaning promise or declararation.02br
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00'Take my word for it'...means believe me (and you need the complete phrase, don't stop at word).02br
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00'Give you my word '(not plural words) - I guarantee something...to take an oath about something, make a promise.02br
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00'man of my/his word' (again,
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"I give you that man's money for my use", what does this mean
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