Give the benefit of the doubt British American verb phrase
To decide to believe someone‘s saying although they may not tell the truth
He said that he was late because he had an accident and I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
She is hard to give anyone the benefit of the doubt after being betrayed by her husband.
He might be lying, but we will give him the benefit of the doubt this time.
1. If you hang your hat on something, you depend or reply on it.
2. If you hang your hat on something, you believe or trust it.
trustworthy, stable, unlikely to fail
If you take something as gospel, you definitely believe it without without any hesitation.
To have a strong belief that something is good, right or important
The verb "give" should be conjugated according to its tense.