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See: GOOD FAITH, ON FAITH.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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good faith

[good faith] {n.} 1. Belief in another person's honesty; trust. * /Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to show his good faith./ - Often used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on faith

[on faith] {adv. phr.} Without question or proof. * /He said he was twenty-one years old and the employment agency took him on faith./ * /He looked so honest that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take on faith

[take on faith] {v. phr.} To lend credence to something due to one's confidence in the source, rather than based on evidence. * /One should never take on faith what […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pin one's faith on

[pin one's faith on] {v. phr.} To depend upon; trust. * /We pinned our faith on our home basketball team to win the state finals, and they did!/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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