Give the benefit of the doubt In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Give the benefit of the doubt", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh calendar 2021-01-29 11:01

Meaning of Give the benefit of the doubt

Synonyms:

To have faith in someone , To trust someone , To believe someone

Give the benefit of the doubt British American verb phrase

To decide to believe someone‘s saying although they may not tell the truth

He said that he was late because he had an accident and I gave him the benefit of the doubt.

She is hard to give anyone the benefit of the doubt after being betrayed by her husband.

He might be lying, but we will give him the benefit of the doubt this time.

Other phrases about:

have something on good authority
to believe certain information from the person you trust or a reliable source.
hang (one's) hat on (something)

1. If you hang your hat on something, you depend or reply on it.

2. If you hang your hat on something, you believe or trust it.

Copper-bottomed

trustworthy, stable, unlikely to fail

take (something) as gospel

If you take something as gospel, you definitely believe it without without any hesitation.

be a great believer in (something)

To have a strong belief that something  is good, right or important

Grammar and Usage of Give the benefit of the doubt

Verb Forms

  • gave the benefit of the doubt
  • gives the benefit of the doubt
  • be giving the benefit of the doubt
  • have/had given the benefit of the doubt

The verb "give" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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