take for granted
Idioms-
Consider as true or real, anticipate correctly, as in I took it for granted that they'd offer to pay for their share but I was wrong . [c. 1600]
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Underestimate the value of, become used to, as in The editors felt that the publisher was taking them for granted .
Example Sentences
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In 2026, he worries more about how to survive the collapse of an order he once took for granted.
"The Moon is something that I've taken for granted. I've looked at it my whole life, but then you just glance at it and glance away," he said.
From BBC
A retired teacher told me how much she missed the brief hallway chats and luncheon check-ins with colleagues she’d once taken for granted.
Sitting together at this Roundtable was something we couldn’t take for granted in March 2020.
From Barron's
“These relationships can’t be taken for granted for that, and Mama Curtis is a reminder of that.”
From Los Angeles Times
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