take someone for granted

Nghĩa

to stop valuing someone because they are always there

Coi sự có mặt của ai đó là đương nhiên, không còn trân trọng.

Ví dụ

1. 1Tom never thanks his mum for cooking; he takes her for granted.
2. 2Don’t take Priya for granted, or one day she might stop calling you back.
3. 3After twenty years in the job, Maria felt the company took her for granted and never praised her work.
4. 4Ben realised he’d been taking Aisha for granted and booked a surprise dinner to say thank you.
5. 5Do the kids ever take you for granted, or do they help with the housework?

Ngữ pháp

Đặt người giữa take và for. take thay đổi: took, taken, taking. granted không đổi.