take for take for {v.} To suppose to be; mistake for. Do you take me for a fool? At first sight you would take him for a football player, not a poet. Categories: add yours {v.} Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2024 To section: T Subscribe to: American IdiomsIdioms feedEnglish languageHome page and general feed Comment on this entry