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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"That's what's so frustrating for players. You can't take for granted the opportunity to play in the World Cup," said Asante.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He got a nice ovation from the Philadelphia crowd, which he knew better than to take for granted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
There are a lot of narratives about AI that people take for granted, including “AI will take our jobs” or “someday AI will be smarter than humans,” or even that AI literally means “artificial intelligence.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
You’ve said that part of what you’re doing in the class is denaturalizing what we take for granted.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
My mom told me these things so that I’d never take for granted how we got to where we were, but none of it ever came from a place of self-pity.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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