( especially BrE ) to not consider sb/sth as a possible problem that you should be prepared for
SYN not take sth into account :
They had reckoned without the determination of the opposition.
( especially BrE ) to not consider sb/sth as a possible problem that you should be prepared for
SYN not take sth into account :
They had reckoned without the determination of the opposition.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005