Dictionary / Vocabulary / 言葉通り
ことばどおり
as stated; verbatim; literally
Also written 言葉どおり、ことば通り
天網恢恢疎にして漏らさずの言葉通り、天罰覿面だ。
They say fate will catch up with you. That was God's way of punishing him.
虚心坦懐に申し上げる。今から言うことは、言葉どおりに受け取ってほしい。
I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.