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take something at face value
accept without questioning
To accept something as true or genuine without checking it carefully.
Hear it in real life
The seller says the phone is brand new.
I wouldn't take that at face value without checking the box and receipt.
I never take online reviews at face value because some of them may be paid for.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I took the offer on face value.
Say: I took the offer at face value.
The fixed preposition in this expression is 'at,' not 'on.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take something at face value; took it at face value; not take something at face value
Your turn: say it out loud
I never take online reviews at face value because some of them may be paid for.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take something at face value
accept without questioning
“I never take online reviews at face value because some of them may be paid for.”
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