真まに受うける

expression, ichidan verb

take seriously; take at face value; believe

Used when someone accepts a statement, joke, or claim as true, often with a nuance of being too credulous or literal-minded. Frequently used in the negative or as a warning.

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんを真まに受うけて怒おこってしまった。

  I took his joke seriously and got angry.

• そんな話はなしを真まに受うけてはいけない。

  You mustn't take that story at face value.