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taking to the bank

taking to the bank is the present 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 taking to the bank

What is taking to the bank the present participle of?
Taking to the bank is the present participle of take to the bank.

Words near taking to the bank in the dictionary

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

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