prendere per oro colato

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to take for cast gold”.

Verb

prèndere per oro colato (first-person singular present prèndo per oro colato, first-person singular past historic prési per oro colato, past participle préso per oro colato, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to consider something to be undoubtedly truthful, especially when it is not