give someone the benefit of the doubt

成語所屬單字doubt

give someone the benefit of the doubt — 慣用語

1. to choose to believe that someone is telling the truth or behaving correctly, ev

1.慣用語
釋義

to choose to believe that someone is telling the truth or behaving correctly, even though there is a possibility that they are not

例句

The teacher decided to give the student the benefit of the doubt and accepted his excuse for being late.