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Like-assuming 

When someone press the Like button on facebook, and you are going to check who liked someones comment, you assume who the liker is. The liker is usually the statuswriter or the poster of something, if someone gives a positive comment towards them.
Like-assuming:

Person A writes a status on facebook: Oh i just won 100 bucks on betting.

Person B writes on the status : Thats because you are so good at betting.

Then when someone likes Person B's and you dont know who it is, you check it, and right before you drag your mouse over the button, you assume it is Person A who likes it because the comment was ment positive towards that person.
Like-assuming by facebookliker69 April 28, 2011

Assuming Harkness 

Speculating on something that is actually inevitable; as good as fact.
"Well, assuming Harkness, they'll end up sleeping together"
Assuming Harkness by NikeAgXY December 30, 2011

ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL 

An event that occurs when a Collector Drone in the video game Mass Effect 2 is possessed by Harbinger, the main villain of the game. It is one of his constantly repeated one-liners designed to intimidate you and it generally fails in that respect. Can be used to indicate that you have had your mind and body taken over by an alien consciousness.
Billy: Hey Jim, want to go to the cinema?

Jim: No i'm good.

Billy: ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.

Jim: Is something the matter?

Billy: YOUR FORM IS FRAGILE. WE WILL DIRECT THIS ONE PERSONALLY. WE ARE THE HARBINGER OF YOUR ASCENSION. I KNOW YOU FEEL THIS. IF I HAVE TO TEAR YOU APART SHEPARD I WILL. YOU HAVE ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF THOSE INFINITELY YOUR GREATER.

Jim: No need to be a bitch about it..

Billy: YOU HAVE FAILED.

assuming 

When you don't know the full story but you believe what you know is right.
I am assuming your favorite color is brown because your eyes are brown.
assuming by Ouhhh July 12, 2017

assuming room temperature

Medical speak for recently dead.
Bed two should be free soon, the dude with the GSW is busy assuming room temperature.
assuming room temperature by ohsu September 25, 2005

Assuming control 

1. Shorter variation "assuming direct control".

2. Uttered when someone takes control of a situation or something.
1. Said by Harbinger when he takes control of a Collector.

2. Ugh, my girlfriend is insane. Every time during sex she wrestles her way on top of me and says "assuming control"
Assuming control by Harrowing June 29, 2011
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