be taken for

Examples

So I ask that these papers be taken for what they merely are: exercises, trials, tryouts, a means of displaying possibilities, not establishing fact. Erving Goffman

The best lie is often one too ridiculous to be taken for a lie. Robert Jordan

There is absolutely nothing that can be taken for granted in this world. Robert Anton Wilson

The popular will cannot be taken for granted, it must be created. Herbert Croly

Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are, and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted. Gretchen Rubin

Meaning: Opportunities should not be taken for granted. A problem ignored is a problem doubled. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

be taken bad be taken by be taken by surprise be taken ill be taken ill with be taken in