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taken to the bank

taken to the bank is the past participle of take to the bank.

Meaning of take to the bank

Verb

take to the bank (third-person singular simple present takes to the bank, present participle taking to the bank, simple past took to the bank, past participle taken to the bank)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To utterly trust, believe, or rely on.
    • "You can take that to the bank," Davis said. "It's etched in stone."2001 June 24, “News from the National League: Davis to retire”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 08 Mar 2017

Questions about taken to the bank

What is taken to the bank the past participle of?
Taken to the bank is the past participle of take to the bank.

Words near taken to the bank in the dictionary

  1. taken to drink
  2. taken to heart
  3. taken to one's bosom
  4. taken to one's heels
  5. taken to task
  6. taken to the bank
  7. taken to the bricks
  8. taken to the cleaner's
  9. taken to the cleaners
  10. taken to the field
  11. taken to the grave

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