Thanks for your insight. It's kind of hard to grasp it though.
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Good morning, Yuriya.
(1) You say that it's kind of hard to grasp.
(2) Here's an example of "to take for granted."
(a) When people are young, most of them take good health for granted.
That is, they expect to have good health. They feel that good health is
something that you have when you are young. They don't spend time
worrying about having it. Good health is just one of those things that go
with being young.
(b) On the other hand, old people like me do not take good health for
granted. I know that a doctor can give me bad news at any second. In
other words, I do not expect that I will have good health. I only hope
that I will have good health.
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In other words, to take for granted = to expect something as being
natural and normal and a regular part of life:
(a) Most people take it for granted that they will get married.
(b) In many countries, the people take it for granted that they may
criticize the government. If you ask them, "Can you criticize the
government?" they will look at you with an expression of "Of course!"
They take their freedom for granted. They expect it.
(c) If you are having a problem, you take it for granted that a police
officer will help you. That's his job. You expect it. Nothing unusual.
Have a nice day!