to take for
31take for — idi a) to assume to be: I took it for a fact[/ex] b) to assume falsely to be; mistake for: to be taken for a foreigner[/ex] …
32take for — mistake someone for something The man took the young boy for a robber and called the police …
33take for a ride — vp To drive someone away to kill. The capo ordered that the informer be taken for a ride. 1920s …
34take for granted — expect, assume His support cannot be taken for granted. We must ask him …
35take for a ride — to murder You bundled your victim into a car and killed him in a secluded place: ... taken for a ride. His death is attributed... (Lavine, 1930) Whence the current figurative meaning, to cheat …
36take for granted — assume something is a certain way or is correct I took it for granted that you knew him. Otherwise I would have introduced you …
37take for — Mistake for …
38take for — phrasal to suppose to be; especially to suppose mistakenly to be …
39take for a ride — phrasal trick, cheat …
40take for granted — phrasal 1. to assume as true, real, or expected 2. to value too lightly …