what do you take me for?



what do you take me for?

What sort of person do you think I am? For example, What do you take me for, an idiot? This expression dates from the mid-1800s.
See also: take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gerwazyger-VAH-ziPolish
LeopoldLE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
Aliciaa-LEE-thya (Spanish), a-LEE-sya (Latin American Spanish), ə-LIS-yə (English), ə-LIS-ee-ə (English), ə-LISH-ə (English), ə-LEE-shə (English)Spanish, English
Ssanyu-Eastern African, Ganda
SungsungKorean
Brand[brænd]