Phrase: Take (something) for granted

 

"Take for granted"

Meaning

• Fail to properly appreciate (someone or something), especially as a result of overfamiliarity.

• to underestimate the value of something or someone

• when a person is not being paid enough for the job that they do

• to assume that something is true without having proof

• to assume that someone will always be available even though they are not appreciated

Example Sentences

• We often take our freedom for granted.

• I'm tired of being taken for granted.

• I feel like my boss is taking me for granted. I work harder than anyone else and my salary is still below average.

• I think that you take your husband for granted. He is always sending you flowers and doing nice things for you, and you never appreciate it. 

• A comfortable bed to sleep in is a luxury that we take for granted.

• There are many things I take for granted and don't even realize.

• Electricity is a modern convenience that many of us take for granted.

• He doesn’t appreciate how lucky he is to have his job. He just takes it for granted.

• It was only when she left that he realized that he had taken her for granted.

• For centuries, humans have taken the planet’s natural resources for granted without even thinking that one day they could run out.

• A lot of people take the internet for granted until they no longer have it.

• She had always taken her good health for granted until she got infected by the virus.

• Walking, running, dancing, or even just moving in general is something that most of us take for granted. But being able to move is one of the greatest things about being alive.