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Phrase(s): trust someone or something to someone
to leave someone or something in the possession of someone whom you assume will take good care of someone or something. • Can I trust my little Jimmy to you? • I am perfectly comfortable trusting this money to you.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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noun relying on sb/sth ADJ. great They have placed great trust in him as a negotiator. | absolute, complete | blind, implicit They followed the instructions in blind trust that all would turn out well. | basic | mutual | sacred They accepted the responsibility as a sacred trust (= sth that had been trusted to them). | fragile the fragile trust that existed between them | misplaced | public the need to restore public trust VERB + TRUST have We have absolute trust in the teachers. Does the scheme have the trust and cooperation of the workers? | place, put | build (up), develop | earn, gain, win | abuse, betray He claimed the government had betrayed the trust of the British peo | lose | restore | be based on a relationship based on trust TRUST + VERB exist PREP. ~ between efforts to promote mutual trust between nations | ~ in His trust in them was misplaced. PHRASES a breach of trust, a lack of trust, a position of trust As a teacher, you are in a position of trust. financial arrangement ADJ. independent, self-governing | offshore, overseas | investment | unit Investing in a unit trust reduces risks for small investors. | charitable, family, hospital VERB + TRUST hold sth in/on, keep sth in The proceeds will be held in trust for the children until they are eighteen. | create, establish, set up Wealthy people can set up overseas trusts for their children. | invest in | administer, run TRUST + NOUN account, assets, fund | deed | status | manager | beneficiary, holder PREP. in ~ His father put the money in trust for him until he was 21. | ~ for the Cecil Houses Trust for old people, verb ADV. implicitly I trust you implicitly. | completely, fully | not entirely, not quite, not really You can never entirely trust even a ‘tame’ leopard. VERB + TRUST can/could I knew I could trust John. | be prepared to, be willing to | be reluctant to I was reluctant to trust the evidence of my senses. PREP. to I stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door. | with I'd trust her with my life. PHRASES not to be trusted He is not to be trusted with other people's money. | tried and trusted tried and trusted techniques
Oxford Collocations Dictionary