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take for

British  

verb

  1. informal (tr, preposition) to consider or suppose to be, esp mistakenly

    the fake coins were taken for genuine

    who do you take me for?
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take for Idioms  

  1. Regard as, as in Do you take me for a fool? [First half of 1400s]

  2. Consider mistakenly, as in Don't take our silence for approval , or I think they took us for foreigners . [Second half of 1500s] Also see take for granted ; what do you take me for .

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