at face value

idiom

: for the price that is printed on something

We bought the tickets at face value.

: as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted

After all his lying, nothing he says now should be taken/accepted at face value.

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These peace plans can be taken at face value, as the countries that advance them may genuinely want to help secure peace. —

Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 Late Phases has fun with the genre while taking it at face value, rooting its plot in realistic characters and settings before the horror comes to a full boil. —

EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 The band’s promoters, Live Nation and SJM, told BBC File on 4 that the all invalidated tickets will be made available again through the official seller, Ticketmaster, at face value. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024 The promoters said that all invalidated tickets will be made available again through the official seller, Ticketmaster, at face value. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at face value

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