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
Ziyad-Arabic
Eliseoe-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
NydiaNID-ee-ə (English)English (Rare), Spanish, Literature
Vladislavvlah-dee-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
LÍDa-Czech
DebbieDEB-eeEnglish