phrase

• Feel that one can rely on or trust (someone)

  ‘we had every confidence in the staff’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Mr Fisher said he had not applied for the new post, adding: "I have every confidence in David Johnson".’
  • ‘He will certainly feel better than the unnamed punter who had every confidence in Ken's powers of recovery.’
  • ‘She said the Department had every confidence in the Board's management of its financial affairs.’
  • ‘We have every confidence in the crime statistics.’
  • ‘We have every confidence in the testing regime applied.’
  • ‘I have every confidence in the Ombudsman's Office's investigation.’
  • ‘He had every confidence in the contractors to carry out the works with maximum efficiency.’
  • ‘I 've every confidence in his ability to deliver at the highest level.’
  • ‘A reputable site, one we'd every confidence in using.’
  • ‘I am sure that he had every confidence in you.’