take someone's word for

But never take someone’s word for it.

We tried to never take someone’s word for something, check their data and check it again.

“You have to train 10 different contractors remotely, set up administrative work with 10 different companies. It’s much easier to have all the resources and people set up in one location, because then you can go visit them, and you can see for yourself how the company functions instead of having to take someone’s word for it.”

I have no such pretensions, but I also don’t want to watch technological evolution while imprisoned in a cave, forced to take someone’s word for how it’s made and how it’s used.

"We definitely don't take someone's word for it," Williams said.