be+taken+for

  • 1taken for granted — index apparent (presumptive), assumed (inferred), ordinary, tacit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2taken for a ride — tricked, deceived, taken in    We were taken for a ride. We lost thousands of dollars …

    English idioms

  • 3be taken for — index exemplify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4taken for public use — Possessed, occupied, used, and enjoyed by a public body or public agency for public purposes. Pontiac Improv. Co. v Cleveland Metropolitan Park Dist. 104 Ohio St 447, 135 NE 635, 23 ALR 866. A term broad enough to include cases in which access to …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 5taken for granted — adjective evident without proof or argument (Freq. 1) an axiomatic truth we hold these truths to be self evident • Syn: ↑axiomatic, ↑self evident • Similar to: ↑obvious …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 6Taken (TV miniseries) — Taken Genre Drama Science fiction Creator …

    Wikipedia

  • 7for — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Latin per through, prae before, pro before, for, ahead, Greek pro, Old English faran to go more at fare Date: before 12th century 1. a. used as a function word to indicate… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8taken in — deceived, fooled, taken for a ride    I was taken in by their ads. I believed what they said …

    English idioms

  • 9Taken in hand — (sometimes abbreviated as TiH) is a neologism that refers to a style of monogamous, heterosexual relationship which is male led. The female submits to her male partner s decisions in matters of everyday life.Non Sexual DynamicsMost Taken in Hand… …

    Wikipedia

  • 10taken aback — also[taken back] {adj.} Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or shocked. * /When he came to pay for his dinner he was taken aback to find that he had left his wallet at home./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms