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the benefit of the doubt

the benefit of the doubt (dā bēnēfīt óf dē daut)

Idiom Communication

Meaning

to believe someone even if you are not sure they are telling the truth

creer en alguien incluso si no estás seguro de que esté diciendo la verdad (kre-er en al-gien in-clu-so si no es-tas se-gu-ro de ke es-te di-cien-do la ver-dad)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and believe his story."

"Le daré el beneficio de la duda y creeré su historia." (Le da-re el be-ne-fi-cio de la du-da i cree-re su his-to-ria)

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