to take it to the bank
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8.1
- idiom
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- Take it to the bank.
We have those data and the fact that they work both on the way up and on the way down is like, you know, take it to the bank.
- We have those data and the fact that they work both on the way up and on the way down is like, you know, take it to the bank.
Examples
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You can take it to the bank.
Fiction book (1995) -
And you can take it to the bank # #
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And you can take it to the bank.
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- Take it to the bank, honey.
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- Take it to the bank, honey.
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You heard that here first, and you can take it to the bank.
Blog text (19) -
It is 100%, definitely, you can take it to the bank, dead.
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When she assures you that she will deliver the report on time, you can take it to the bank.
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He always tells the truth, so you can take it to the bank that he won't change his mind.
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If the meteorologist predicts sunshine tomorrow, you can take it to the bank that it will be a clear day.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To be confident that something is true or will happen
∞
2.8
To promise that something will happen or work
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1.0
To expect something to happen with confidence
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3.7
Be sure that something will happen, so do not worry
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9.9
To say you are sure something will happen
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8.0
To be very sure that something will happen
To risk all your money because you are sure something will happen
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
The overall meaning 'be certain; trust completely' is not directly derivable from the literal constituents — a B1 learner would likely interpret 'take it to the bank' as physically taking something to a bank rather than as an assurance. The idiomatic sense relies on conventionalized usage (and even a shift of argument structure/word class around 'bank') that is unpredictable from the parts and thus opaque to learners who have not previously encountered the expression.
Etymology
Take it to the bank may come from the idea of a bank as a safe place for money. If you can 'take something to the bank', it's like you could put it there and be sure it is true. So the phrase now means 'be certain' or 'trust' something completely.