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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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
Holding your daughter's hand is something most mothers would take for granted.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"The child who comes through, we want them to realise that many of the things that they take for granted have absolutely amazing stories behind them."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
But that advice assumes the public trusts that prices will come back down, and after five years of above-target inflation, that trust is harder to take for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
A lot of what stinks about not having arms are little things—things most people take for granted because they have arms.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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