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  • 51take someone/something for granted — fail to appreciate someone or something that is very familiar or obvious the comforts that people take for granted | she took him for granted. take something for grantedassume that something is true without questioning it: | people no longer took …

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  • 52take it for granted (that … ) — take it for ˈgranted (that…) idiom to believe sth is true without first making sure that it is • I just took it for granted that he d always be around. • She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York. Main entry:… …

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  • 53take somebody for granted — take sb/sth for ˈgranted idiom to be so used to sb/sth that you do not recognize their true value any more and do not show that you are grateful • Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. • We take having an endless supply… …

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  • 54take for granted — verb a) To assume something to be true without verification or proof. Let it be considered a delicate intimation on the part of the historian that he is going back to the town in which Oliver Twist was born; the reader taking it for granted that… …

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  • 55take for granted —    If you take something for granted, you don t worry or think about it because you assume you will always have it. If you take someone for granted, you don t show your appreciation to them.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 56take someone for granted — phrase to expect someone to always be there and do things for you even when you do not show that you are grateful I shouted at my boss because I’m sick of being taken for granted. Thesaurus: ungrateful and not showing gratitudesynonym Main entry …

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  • 57for granted — See: TAKE FOR GRANTED …

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  • 58for granted — See: TAKE FOR GRANTED …

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  • 59given granted — acknowledged ac*knowl edged ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]jd) adj. Generally accepted or recognized as correct or reasonable. Opposite of {unacknowledged}. [Narrower terms: {given, granted}; {unquestionable (vs. questionable)}] Also See: {known}. Syn:… …

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  • 60List of people granted honorary French citizenship during the French Revolution — During the French Revolution, France granted honorary French citizenship to those deemed champions of the cause. However, not all were sympathizers with the Revolution.*Joel Barlow *Ludwig van Beethoven *Jeremy Bentham *Robert Burns *Johann… …

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