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ASSUMPTION

1 countable something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
A. assumption that
B. assumption about

2 uncountable formal when someone starts to have control or power
A. assumption of
1. A lot of people make the assumption that poverty only exists in the Third World.
My calculations were based on the assumption that house prices would remain steady.
We are working on the assumption that the conference will take place as planned.
B. People make a lot of assumptions about me.
underlying assumption (=a belief that is used as the basis for an idea, but which may not be correct)

2. the assumption of responsibility
by ELLIOT TINTAS November 24, 2011
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n.
The Brother of all fuck-ups.
Soap: Oh you assume do ya? And what do they say about assumption being the
brother of all fuck-ups?
Tom: It's the mother of all fuck-ups, stupid...
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To assume or make a guess either false or true
assumption is a word created by ants
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You don't want to make an assumption because you will be and ASS-and your-UMP- will-TION- you
You will think a little harder before you make another assumption.
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to make an assumption is to make an ass of u and mption
u: i made an assumption
mption: rly bruh
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Dude, make sure that ass is clean before assumption, or you might get e.coli
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a thing that will make an ass out of you and me and is the mother of all failures and f*ck ups!
a thing to avoid making and thinking of!
a thing that is made by being lazy and not asking a question!
I made an assumption that a someone is a complete loser because of a failed exam, but later realized I made an ass and found out the student was really smart.
I made an assumption that the mower ruined a monument at the park, but later realized it was just weathering.
They all made an assumption that a teacher didn’t know how to teach a certain topic, when really the teacher was just testing them.

my assumption is that the three people with glasses are nerds, even though they are not.

ASSUMPTION: It makes an ass out of you and me.
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