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what do you take me for?

What sort of person do you think I am? For example, What do you take me for, an idiot? This expression dates from the mid-1800s.

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
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Words nearby what do you take me for?

whataboutery, whataboutism, what'd, what-do-you-call-it, what do you know, what do you take me for?, whate'er, whatever, whatevs, what for, what gives
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