To believe what someone says without question

You shouldn't take him at his word; he often says things he doesn't mean

Non dovresti prenderlo in parola; spesso dice cose che in realtà non intende dire

When the king said he wished to get rid of his advisors, his army chief took him at his word and murdered all of them

Quando il re disse che voleva liberarsi dei suoi consiglieri, il capo dell'esercito lo prese in parola e li uccise tutti

“If you need help with your moving, I can give you a hand” “Thank you Jack, I may take you up on that”

“Se hai bisogno di aiuto per il trasloco, posso darti una mano” “Grazie Jack, ti potrei anche prendere in parola”