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  What it means

  Literally “to take for good coin.” Means to take something at face value — to believe something naively without questioning whether it is genuine or sincere.

  Vocabulary

  • brać — to take
  • dobra moneta — good coin

  Grammar note

  'Za dobrą monetę' uses the accusative after 'za' — expressing what something is taken as or for.

  Cultural context

  The phrase comes from the era of coin currency, when distinguishing genuine coins from counterfeits was a real concern.

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