ПОЙМАТЬ НА СЛОВАХ

•ЛОВИТЬ/ПОЙМАТЬ НА СЛОВЕ <НА СЛОВЕ, НА СЛОВАХ>когоcoll

[VP;subj: human]

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1.[usu.pres, 1stperssing]

⇒to accepts.o.'s statement as sincere and true, and act in accordance with what he said:

-ловлю тебя <вас> на слове≈I'll take you at your word;

-I'm going to take what you said <your offer, your promiseetc> at face value;

- [in limited contexts]I'll take you up on your <the> offer.

2.[oftennegimper]

⇒to interpret incorrectly whats.o.says or attribute to his words an unintended meaning based on his ambiguous wording, contradictory phrasing, or slip(s) of the tongue (one's misconstrual isusu.intentional and purposeful):

-NegImperне ловите меня на слове••≈don't read into my words <into what I saidetc> something that isn't <wasn't> there;

-don't take me <what I saidetc> too literally;

-don't misinterpret <misconstrue> what I said <I'm sayingetc>;