at face value

at face value
at face value
from outward appearance; from what something first appears to be. (From the value printed on the “face” of a coin or bank note.) •

Don't just accept her offer at face value. Think of the implications.

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Joan tends to take people at face value and so she is always getting hurt.

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{prep. phr.} What one can actually hear, read, or see; literally. * /John is so honest that you can take his words at face value./ * /This store's advertisements are honest; take them at face value./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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