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take it for granted

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take it for granted
to believe that something is true without first thinking about it or making sure that it is true. I'd always seen them together and just took it for granted that they were married. (usually + that)
See also: grant, take


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"You seem to take it for granted, Challenger," said Summerlee, "that the object for which this world was created was that it should produce and sustain human life.
The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
You take it for granted that I am a good one, then?
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
I take it for granted that the deed is made out according to my instructions.
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