Take (someone) For Granted Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take (someone) For Granted Idiom mean?

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take (someone) for granted What does take (someone) for granted mean?	to accept someone without gratitude or as a matter of course	Everybody takes the office clerk for granted and nobody ever thanks her.
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have a score to settle with (someone) What does "have a score to settle with (someone)" mean?	have a problem to clear up with someone	I had a score to settle with the soccer coach which I wanted to talk about.
trash What does "trash" mean?	damage; vandalize
without batting an eye What does "without batting an eye" mean?	casually	The criminal kept changing his story without batting an eye.
fast buck What does "fast buck" mean?	money earned quickly and easily	The man is always trying to make a fast buck without working hard.
in short supply What does "in short supply" mean?	not enough of something, less than the amount or number needed	Experienced computer programmers are in short supply in our company.
blood on the carpet What does "blood on the carpet" mean?	much trouble	There was much blood on the carpet after the meeting.
quake in one's boots What does "quake in one's boots" mean?	to be afraid, to shake from fear	I was quaking in my boots when my boss told me to come to his office.

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Take (someone) For Granted Idiom