trust to

phrasal verb

trusted to; trusting to; trusts to

: to rely on (something one has no control over, such as luck or chance) to get what one wants or needs

All we can do at this point is hope for the best and trust to luck.

: to give the responsibility of doing (something) to (someone)

They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were on vacation.

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City Hall, in its desperation to find a new board chairman who could be trusted to do its bidding, made a pretty significant mistake with Mitchell Johnson. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024 Experts said the founders debated who should be trusted to choose the nation's leader, with some urging Congress or state legislatures to decide and others advocating for a more democratic vote. —

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024 The Starliner landed back on Earth last month without its crew after NASA determined it couldn’t be trusted to return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams safely. —

William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024 This would imply that your guests could not be trusted to make their own dietary choices or to safely manage their own glucose levels. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trust to