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take someone's word for it
CEFR B1to believe what someone says without asking for evidence
from the word go
CEFR B2from the very beginning of an activity or process
put words in someone's mouth
CEFR B2to claim falsely that someone expressed an opinion or made a statement
growth hacking
CEFR C1using creative, low-cost, data-driven experiments to grow a user base rapidly
bad news
CEFR A2an unpleasant piece of information; (informal) a person or thing likely to cause trouble
(take) a step back/further
CEFR B2to pause and reconsider a situation (step back), or develop an idea or action beyond its current point (step further)
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