Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 871 take off clothes/shoes etc. - to remove clothes shoes etc. "Please take off your shoes before you enter our house." take off one's hat to (someone) - to offer praise for someone's good accomplishments You have to take off your hat to the person who organized the sporting event. take off time - to be absent from work I was sick and I had to take off a week from work. take off weight - to decrease one's weight My friend is trying to take off weight with her new diet. take offense at (someone or something) - to become resentful of someone or something The audience took offense at the remarks by the comedian. take office - to begin serving as an elected or appointed official The new mayor of the city is expected to take office next week. take on (someone) - to give a job to someone, to hire/employ someone The factory took on fifty new employees last month. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 872 take on (something) - to begin to do something, to commit oneself to something Recently my father has begun to take on too many things at work and he has become very tired. take on (something) - to load (something) The ship took on most of its cargo the week before it left the port. take on the look/appearance of (something) - to begin to have the look of something My friend has begun to take on the look of a university professor although he has only been working at the university for a short time. take on too much - to undertake to do too much work or too many tasks My aunt is taking on too much and is very tired recently. take one's cue from (someone) - to use another's behavior or reactions as a guide to one's own The musicians took their cue from the conductor when the orchestra performed the musical piece. take one`s hat off to (someone) - to admire/respect/praise someone You have to take your hat off to our boss. He has built his company from almost nothing. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 873 take one's leave of (someone) - to say goodbye to someone and leave The Princess took her leave of the Queen and left the room. take one's own life - to kill oneself, to commit suicide The young man took his own life several weeks ago. take one`s own medicine - to accept punishment without complaining He likes to criticize others but he can never take his own medicine when others criticize him. take one`s time - to do something without hurrying My friend took his time to return the book that he had borrowed. take out a loan - to get a loan of money I had to take out a loan to buy the car. take out (someone) - to go on a date with someone I finally had a chance to take out the new woman from my class last week. take out (something) - to remove something from somewhere, to extract something The teacher asked us to take out our books. I took out some onions from the refridgerator. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 874 take over (something) - to take control of something, to take command of something A large foreign company took control of our company last month. take part in (something) - to participate in something "Are you planning to take part in the seminar next week?" take pity on (someone or something) - to feel sorry for someone or something I took pity on the man who was begging and I gave him some money. take place - to happen, to occur The soccer game took place on the coldest day of the year. take precedence over (someone or something) - to have the right to come before someone or something else The rights of people who do not smoke take precedence over the rights of smokers in many cities. take pride in (something) - to do something with pride The couple take pride in their beautiful house. take responsibility for (someone or something) - to accept responsibility for (someone or something) My friend refuses to take responsibility for his problems. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 875 take root - to begin to take hold or have effect The ideas of honesty and good manners are beginning to take root in the school children. take shape - to begin to be organized and specific (plans/ideas/arguments) The plans for our school reunion are beginnning to take shape. take sick/ill - to become ill The little boy took sick early last night. take sides - to support one side or the other side "You should not take sides in some arguments or both sides will be angry at you." take (someone or something) at face value - to take someone or something as it first appears to be I took the sign at face value and drove very slowly through the construction area. take (someone) at his or her word - to believe what someone says and act accordingly I decided to take the woman at her word when she invited me to see her pottery demonstration. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 876 take (someone's) breath away - to overwhelm someone with beauty or grandeur The beauty of the mountains took my breath away. take (someone or somewhere) by storm - to win the favor of someone or somewhere, to become popular with a group of people The new rock band took the country by storm. take (someone) by surprise - to startle someone, to surprise someone The sudden resignation of the mayor took everyone by surprise. take (someone) down a notch/peg or two - to reprimand/scold someone who is acting arrogant, to make someone less proud or sure of himself or herself The manager took the secretary down a notch or two with his criticism of her work. take (someone) for a ride - to play a trick on or fool someone, to take unfair advantage of someone The used car salesman took me for a ride. The car that I bought is not very good. take (someone) for an idiot/fool - to assume that someone is stupid The salesman tried to take me for a fool when he tried to sell me the car for a very high price. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 877 take (someone) for granted - to accept someone without gratitude or as a matter of course Everybody takes the office clerk for granted and nobody ever thanks her. take (someone) for (someone or something) - to mistake someone for someone or something The man took the boy for a robber and called the police. take (someone) hostage - to kidnap or seize someone to be a hostage The bank robbers took several people hostage during the bank robbery. take (someone) into one's confidence - to tell a secret to someone and trust that person to keep the secret The bank manager took the customer into his confidence and told him about the banking problems. take (someone or something) on - to undertake to deal with someone or something I decided to take the extra work on in order to make some extra money. take (someone's) part - to take a side in an argument My friend always takes my part when I am having an argument with someone. take (someone's) pulse - to measure the beats of a person's pulse The doctor took the patient's pulse when she arrived at the hospital. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 878 take (someone or something) seriously - to think that someone or something is important The principal did not take the suggestion of the teacher seriously. take (someone) to task - to scold someone for something that they have done wrong The supervisor took me to task for arriving late for work. take (someone) to the cleaners - to take/win all of someone`s money, to cheat someone The salesman took the woman to the cleaners when he sold her the bad product. The man went to the casino and was taken to the cleaners by the card dealers. take (someone) under one`s wing/wings - to protect and help someone The supervisor took the new employee under his wing and began to teach him about the company. take (someone) up on (something) - to take advantage of someone's offer of something I took my friend up on his offer to let me borrow his new car. take (someone or something) wrong - to misunderstand someone or something The man took what I said wrong and became very angry. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 879 take (something) - to endure something I find it very difficult to take the woman's constant complaining. take (something) by storm - to capture something by a sudden or very bold attack The army took the town by storm and was able to capture all of the enemy soldiers. take (something) for granted - to assume that something is a certain way or is correct "I took it for granted that you knew him. Otherwise I would have introduced you." take (something) in stride - to accept good or bad luck and continue on The boxer took his loss in stride and began to prepare for his next fight. take (something) into account - to remember and consider something "Please take into account the fact that the girl has only been studying French for a few weeks." take (something) lying down - to endure something unpleasant without fighting back I am very angry and will not take what he says lying down. take (something) on faith - to accept or believe something with little or no evidence I took it on faith that the friend of my boss was an honest person. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 880 take (something) on the chin - to experience and endure a direct blow or assault The man always takes things on the chin and he never complains. take (something) out on (someone or something) - to direct one's anger or fear onto someone or something The woman often takes her anger out on her husband. take (something) personally - to interpret a remark as if it were meant for or critical of oneself I wish that my colleague would not take everything that I say personally. take (something) the wrong way - to understand something as wrong or insulting The waiter took my comments the wrong way and became a little angry. take (something) to heart - to consider something seriously You should not really take what he says to heart. He is really very kind. take (something) to one's grave - to carry a secret with you until you die The woman plans to take the secret about her sister to her grave. take (something/it) to the bank - to have/do something that is a sure thing, to do/have something that you can count on no matter what happens The business proposal is a sure thing and you can take it to the bank. . company took control of our company last month. take part in (something) - to participate in something "Are you planning to take part in the seminar next week?" take pity on (someone. on in order to make some extra money. take (someone's) part - to take a side in an argument My friend always takes my part when I am having an argument with someone. take (someone's). (someone) for a ride - to play a trick on or fool someone, to take unfair advantage of someone The used car salesman took me for a ride. The car that I bought is not very good. take (someone)