Take somebody for something

Who takes you for English?

24. WRITE

[transitive] to write down information

Let me take your email address. Sue offered to take notes.

25. take somebody out of themselves

British English to make someone forget their problems and feel more confident

Alf said joining the club would take me out of myself.

26. take a lot out of you/take it out of you

to make you very tired

Looking after a baby really takes it out of you.

27. take it upon/on yourself to do something

formal to decide to do something without getting someone's permission or approval first

Reg took it upon himself to hand the press a list of names.

28. take something to bits/pieces

British English to separate something into its different parts

how to take an engine to bits

29 be taken with/by something

to be attracted by a particular idea, plan, or person

I'm quite taken by the idea of Christmas in Berlin.

30. be taken ill/sick

formal to suddenly become ill

31. SEX

[transitive] literary if a man takes someone, he has sex with them

32. take a bend/fence/corner etc

to try to get over or around something in a particular way

He took the bend at over 60 and lost control.

33. HAVE AN EFFECT

[intransitive] if a treatment, dye, drug etc takes, it begins to work successfully

be taken aback phrasal verb

to be very surprised about something

Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness.

take after somebody phrasal verb

to look or behave like an older relative

Jenni really takes after her mother.

take somebody/something apart phrasal verb

1. to separate something into all its different parts

Tom was always taking things apart in the garage.

2. to search a place very thoroughly

The police took the house apart looking for clues.

3. to beat someone very easily in a game, sport, fight etc

4. to show that someone is wrong or something is not true

Tariq takes several gay myths apart in his book.

take against somebody/something phrasal verb

to begin to dislike someone or something, especially without a good reason

Voters took against the relationship between the government and the unions in the 1970s.

take somebody/something ↔ away phrasal verb

1. to remove someone or something, or make something disappear

She whisked the tray off the table and took it away. He was taken away to begin a prison sentence. This should take some of the pain away.

2. to take away

British English if you buy food to take away, you buy cooked food from a restaurant and take it outside to eat it somewhere else

3. take your breath away

to be very beautiful, exciting, or surprising

take away from something phrasal verb

to spoil the good effect or success that something has

The disagreement between the two men should not take away from their accomplishments.

take somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verb

1. take something ↔ back

to admit that you were wrong to say something

You'd better take back that remark!

2. take something ↔ back

to take something you have bought back to a shop because it is not suitable

If the shirt doesn't fit, take it back.

3. to make you remember a time in the past

Having the grandchildren around takes me back to the days when my own children were small.

take something ↔ down phrasal verb

1. to move something that is fixed in a high position to a lower position

She made us take down all the posters.

2. to write down information

Can I just take some details down?

3. to pull a piece of clothing such as trousers part of the way down your legs

take somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb

1. be taken in

to be completely deceived by someone who lies to you

Don't be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.

2. take somebody ↔ in

to let someone stay in your house because they have nowhere else to stay

Brett's always taking in stray animals.

3. take something ↔ in

to understand and remember new facts and information

ￚ synonym absorb

He watches the older kids, just taking it all in. His eyes quickly took in the elegance of her dress.

4. take something ↔ in

American English to collect or earn a particular amount of money

British Equivalent: take

5. to visit a place while you are in the area

They continued a few miles further to take in Hinton House.

6. American English old-fashioned if you take in a show, play etc, you go to see it

7. take somebody ↔ in

British English old-fashioned if the police take someone in, they take them to a police station to ask them questions about a crime

All five teenagers were arrested and taken in for questioning.

8. take something ↔ in

to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower.

take off phrasal verb

1. REMOVE

take something ↔ off

to remove a piece of clothing

He sat on the bed to take his boots off. Charlie was taking off his shirt when the phone rang.

2. AIRCRAFT

if an aircraft takes off, it rises into the air from the ground

ￚ synonym lift off

I felt quite excited as the plane took off from Heathrow.

3. SUCCESS

to suddenly start being successful

Mimi became jealous when Jack's career started taking off.

4. HOLIDAY

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