have doubts about someone or something

have doubts about someone or something
have doubts about someone or something
to have questions or suspicions about someone or something. •

I have doubts about Alice and whether she can do it.

We have no doubts about the usefulness of this project.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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