Give Someone the Benefit of the Doubt.
English
idiom
To choose to believe someone when you are not sure.
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To choose to believe someone when you are not sure.
Trusted by1.5M+English learners & teachers worldwide
To choose to believe someone when you are not sure.
When you give someone the benefit of the doubt, the evidence is genuinely unclear and you decide to read it kindly.
It is a decision rather than a feeling, which is why you can give it once and take it back later.
"Turn a Blind Eye"
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Deliberately ignore something you know is wrong
"Take It with a Grain of Salt"
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Treat information as possibly unreliable
"Give Someone the Benefit of the Doubt"
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Decide to believe someone when the evidence is unclear
Do you think she meant it that way?
I'd give her the benefit of the doubt.
He's missed two deadlines now.
I gave him the benefit of the doubt once, but not twice.
Give them the benefit of the doubt before you reply angrily.
You're right, I'll sleep on it.
