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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

what is the meaning of this idiom???

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I was reading a book and I found this idiom. Would you please tell me what is the meaning of this idiom ( taken for granted ) ?? To be more specific, I read it in the following sentence:

The role of married women has changed since 1950s when it was taken for granted that they would stay home and raise the children.

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It means that it was an automatic assumption that this would be true. The other way to use it is "I feel like you take me for granted" which means "You don't appreciate me. "

— BarbaraPA

  • It means that it was an automatic assumption that this would be true.
  • The other way to use it is "I feel like you take me for granted" which means "You don't appreciate me.
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It means that it was an automatic assumption that this would be true.

The other way to use it is "I feel like you take me for granted" which means "You don't appreciate me. You just assume I'll always be here for you."
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Unfortunately, it is often misspelled by people who don't know any better: "taken for granite".
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Grammar GeekIt means that it was an automatic assumption that this would be true.

The other way to use it is "I feel like you take me for granted" which means "You don't appreciate me. You just assume I'll always be here for you."

thanks a lot

I get it
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you assume it's a given
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