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take for granted
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]
Underestimate the value of, become used to, as in The editors felt that the publisher was taking them for granted .
Example Sentences
Mr Steele added that, because of Nick's diagnosis while pregnant with their daughter Chloe, the couple had not always been able to enjoy the things many people took for granted.
American democracy and its principle of "free and fair" elections are not something to be taken for granted.
"Thousands of people affected by pancreatic cancer rely on taking Pert tablets every time they eat simply to digest their food and absorb nutrients – something most of us take for granted," he said.
“Desi had become so used to being underestimated and taken for granted that when it was finally his turn to control the narrative,” Purdum writes, “he sometimes took too much credit.”
Morgan said it could not be taken for granted "that Labour will always be in power in Wales".
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