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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Or maybe it’s because I’m still reeling from a recent visit over the holidays, which reminded me of all the little things I used to take for granted growing up.
From Salon
From Texas and Oklahoma to the Midwest and Northeast, roads are slick, flights are canceled and energy grids are under stress, exposing vulnerabilities in systems long taken for granted.
From Salon
Ms. Bauer reminds us not to take for granted a world where we understand the biology of infectious disease and live free of the stalking horrors that prevailed until yesterday.
“It makes visible how much our labor, participation, and cooperation are taken for granted — and what happens when we withdraw them together.”
From Los Angeles Times
In 2026, he worries more about how to survive the collapse of an order he once took for granted.
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