take (someone or something) seriously
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To treat, consider, or approach someone or something with the seriousness or importance that it or they deserve. I wish we had taken her seriously; at the time, her claims seemed too outlandish to be true. If you don't start taking this work seriously, we're going to have to dismiss you from the company.
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take somebody/something ˈseriously
consider or treat something as important or serious: We told him he was in danger but he didn’t take us seriously.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017