in (one's) trust
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In one's care or protection. I knew I shouldn't have left such an expensive item in my assistant's trust. Back in my day, it was normal to leave your kids in your neighbors' trust if you had to step out for a while. No, I refuse to leave my kids in my irresponsible sister's trust, even for a few hours!
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in trust
Especially of money or property, in the protection, care, or guardianship of a trustee. Following her parents' sudden deaths, the young heiress's fortune was held in trust by her paternal grandfather. I'm sorry, that priceless artifact is in trust of your bumbling assistant? Are you crazy? They can't keep my inheritance in trust forever. I'll be 18 soon enough!
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in trust
In the possession or care of a trustee, as in The money was held in trust for the children's education. This expression implies having confidence in someone (the trustee). [Mid-1500s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
in somebody’s ˈtrust
,in the trust of somebody
being looked after by somebody: The family pet was left in the trust of a neighbour.See also: trust
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